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World No Tobacco Day 2024: Tobacco consumption, in any form, is extremely unhealthy for the body. It can lead to cancer and other diseases. Active smoking can lead to painful death. Passive smoking, also known as secondhand smoking, is equally unhealthy. Passive smoking refers to the practice of being exposed to tobacco smoke due to an active smoker nearby. Every year, World No Tobacco Day is observed to urge people to quit smoking and turn to a healthy lifestyle. As we gear up to observe the important day on May 31, here are a few health dangers of passive smoking that we should be aware of.(Unsplash)The effects of passive smoking on the body are immediate in nature. Often people who have never smoked in their life, have died due to exposure to passive smoking. (Unsplash)Coronary heart diseases, lung cancer and stroke are some of the effects of being exposed to smoke in passive smoking. It can also lead to premature death. (Unsplash)Women who are exposed to passive smoking, can face adverse reproductive health effects, including low birth weight. (Unsplash)Women who are exposed to passive smoking, can face adverse reproductive health effects, including low birth weight. Within one hour of exposure, passive smoking can cause inflammatory and respiratory effects, and can last up to three hours after exposure. (Unsplash)
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- World No Tobacco Day 2024: From coronary heart diseases to sudden death in babies, here are a few harmful effects of passive smoking.
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World No Tobacco Day 2024: Tobacco consumption, in any form, is extremely unhealthy for the body. It can lead to cancer and other diseases. Active smoking can lead to painful death. Passive smoking, also known as secondhand smoking, is equally unhealthy. Passive smoking refers to the practice of being exposed to tobacco smoke due to an active smoker nearby. Every year, World No Tobacco Day is observed to urge people to quit smoking and turn to a healthy lifestyle. As we gear up to observe the important day on May 31, here are a few health dangers of passive smoking that we should be aware of.(Unsplash)
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The effects of passive smoking on the body are immediate in nature. Often people who have never smoked in their life, have died due to exposure to passive smoking. (Unsplash)
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Coronary heart diseases, lung cancer and stroke are some of the effects of being exposed to smoke in passive smoking. It can also lead to premature death. (Unsplash)
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Women who are exposed to passive smoking, can face adverse reproductive health effects, including low birth weight. (Unsplash)
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Published on May 30, 2024 12:10 PM IST
Women who are exposed to passive smoking, can face adverse reproductive health effects, including low birth weight.
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Published on May 30, 2024 12:10 PM IST