5.31 World No Tobacco Day

5.31 World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day

"The Theory of Smoke" in Bu Ju Ji says: "People without diseases often smoke and burn themselves, which will dry up their body fluids and shorten their lifespan." According to statistics, more than 8 million people lose their lives to tobacco every year, of which about 7 million die from diseases caused by smoking and about 1.2 million die from diseases caused by exposure to secondhand smoke. How much do you know about the harm of smoking?

Smoking is not only harmful to the respiratory system

1. Harmful substances contained in cigarettes, such as nicotine , enter the stomach along with saliva, which will reduce appetite and affect the stomach's digestion and absorption function, thereby causing malnutrition. In addition, smoking will cause a significant increase in gastric acid secretion, damage the gastric mucosa, and lead to a series of digestive system diseases .

2. Toxic substances in tobacco smoke will damage the cardiovascular endothelium after entering the human body, affect blood lipids and blood coagulation function, accelerate atherosclerosis, and thus induce various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke and angina pectoris.

3. Long-term smoking can cause abnormal changes in sugar metabolism and fat metabolism , increasing the risk of diabetic macrovascular and microvascular complications.

4. Tobacco smoke contains a variety of carcinogens that can cause permanent mutations in key genes in the body and gradually accumulate, disrupting normal growth regulation mechanisms and leading to the occurrence of malignant tumors .

Stay away from secondhand and thirdhand smoke

Beware of the traps of e-cigarettes

At present, people mostly use e-cigarettes instead of tobacco, and even teenagers are increasingly using e-cigarettes. However, most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which will have a negative impact on the brain development of teenagers. In addition, e-cigarette aerosols contain known or potential carcinogens such as heavy metals, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and N-nitrosonicotine , which will also have adverse effects on the digestive, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems.

Warm Tips : For the health of you and your family, please create a smoke-free world and protect your children's growth.