The long term effects of smoking has been well known over the past few
years as documented cases of heart disease and cancer has been well
reviewed. But new research published in Chemical Research in Toxicology
has identified potentially harmful effects immediately your first
cigarette of the day.Researchers looked at a specific level of chemicals called polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in 12 patients after they smoked. The
results show that PAH immediately was processed in the body and it
converted into another chemical to damage DNA, which is known to be the
primary cause of cancer. This horrifying effect took only 15 to 30
minutes.
Culled from Medical Discoveries
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