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| Quit Smoking Health Benefit |
Question:
What are the actual health benefits of quitting smoking and how soon after quitting do they take effect?
Answer:
The health benefits of quitting occur for all types of tobacco users, men
and women, young and old.
When you give up tobacco, your body starts to renew itself as early as the
first day of quitting.
After 8 hours:
Carbon monoxide in your body drops
Oxygen level in your blood increases to normal
2 days:
You sense of smell and taste will improve. You will enjoy your food more.
Your risk of heart attack begins to decrease.
3 - 4 days:
Bronchial tubes relax and your lung capacity will have increased, making
breathing easier.
2 weeks to 3 months:
Circulation will improve, making walking and running easier; lung
functioning increases up to 30%
6 to 9 months:
You'll experience less coughing, sinus congestion, tiredness and shortness
of breath
1 year:
Your risk of heart disease will be about half of what it would have been if
you continued to smoke
5 years:
Your risk of stroke will be substantially reduced; within 5 to 15 years
after quitting, it becomes about the same as a non-smoker.
10 years:
Your risk of dying from lung cancer will be about half of what it would have
been if you had continued to smoke.
Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and
pancreas will also decrease.
15 years:
Your risk of dying from a heart attack is equal to a person who never
smoked.
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