Yet another reason not to smoke, even a little bit
A recent study presented by Health Day shows evidence that even an occasional cigarette can have substantial damage to arteries.
Here’s an except from the post:
University of Georgia researchers using ultrasound found that the arteries of otherwise young, healthy adults who smoked less than a pack a week were 36 percent less responsive to changes in blood flow than nonsmokers, even if it had been days since their last cigarette.
This lack of responsiveness, known as impaired flow-mediated dilation, is an early sign of the arterial damage that typically foreshadows the development of cardiovascular disease.
“Most people know that if they have a cigarette or two over the weekend that it’s not good for their arteries,” study co-author Kevin McCully, a professor of kinesiology, said in a university news release. “But what they may not be aware of, and what our study shows, is that the decrease in function persists into the next week, if not longer.”
More details can be found in the entire article.
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