It is common knowledge that smoking is harmful to health . Not to stop there , a recent study in Australia found that smoking will reduce your lifespan at least ten years .In fact , light smokers , who consume ten cigarettes or less a day , the risk of death will be doubled . Meanwhile , people who spend a pack of cigarettes a day are four times more likely to die early .
The study, supported by the Sax Institute 's 45 and Up This involves 200,000 Australians aged over 45 years . Another finding of this study mention the earlier you stop smoking , the better the results .
Until now , health experts have relied on many overseas studies on the effects of smoking . This study is a large -scale long-term study in Australia about the use of tobacco .
The study also found that two-thirds of deaths in smokers can be directly linked to the activity of smoking . In addition , smokers are three times more likely to die than those who had never smoked .
" We all know the dangers of smoking to health but until now we have not had a large -scale direct evidence about how bad it is , " said the director of the 45 and Up Study , Professor Emily Banks , as reported by Adelaide Now , Friday ( 11/10/2013 ) .
"People do not realize how damaging smoking on your health through cancer , heart , lung and other conditions , " said study author colleague , Professor Freddy Sitas Cancer Council NSW .
Approximately eight percent of the participants were smokers and only one-third were smokers from several decades ago . Researchers calculate the tobacco-related deaths by examining births , deaths , and marriages of the names of study participants for four years until June 2012 .
Study participants who are already suffering from cancer , stroke , and heart disease at the start of the study did not participate in the calculation . This study also adjusted for age , household income , education , housing , alcohol consumption and body mass index .
Health survey in Australia reported in 2011 to 2012 there are eight million Australian adults who have been smoking for a long time and the current number of smokers there are 3.1 million people .
Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health.
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