US EditionAs few as 2 cigarettes per day linked to 60% increased risk of heart disease: Study
Analysis of over 300,000 adults reveals that smoking 2–5 cigarettes daily increases heart failure risk by 50% and death risk by 60%, urging complete cessation for health benefits.
- Smoking as few as two to five cigarettes per day dramatically increases the risk of heart failure and premature death by 50-60% compared to never smoking.
- The benefits of quitting smoking are significant, especially in the first decade, but some excess risk remains for up to 30 years.
- Cutting back on the number of cigarettes smoked each day helps far less than quitting entirely, as even low doses of smoking confer large cardiovascular risks.
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Even minimal cigarette use significantly increases heart disease and mortality risk
Smoking even 2-5 cigarettes a day can more than double your risk of any type of heart disease and raise your risk of death from any cause by 60% compared to people who never smoked, according to new research supported by the American Heart Association's Tobacco Center for Regulatory Science and published in PLOS Medicine.
Even little smoking significantly increases the risk of heart attack – only after decades without cigarettes does the body reach the level of non-smokers.
Just 2 Cigarettes a Day May Raise Heart Failure Risk by 50%
Researchers studying over 300,000 adults found that even light smoking—just two to five cigarettes a day—dramatically boosts the risk of heart disease and death. The benefits of quitting are significant, especially in the first decade, but some excess risk remains for decades. Cutting back helps far less than quitting fully. Low-Intensity Smoking Still Raises Major [...]
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