To assess the hypothesis that smoking is linked with abdominal obesity within levels of BMI, we adjusted for BMI to disentangle the more direct effect of smoking on HC and WC
The results of this study support health warnings that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke, said Maki Inoue-Choi, Ph.D., NCI, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, and lead author of the study
Myth: Not Inhaling Makes It Safe Heres where it gets interesting
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Funding This work was supported with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (www.bloomberg.org) with award ID 47580
Exposure to pollutants in the air can lead to inflammation, oxidative stress, and damage to blood vessels, contributing to cardiovascular problems