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The
Surgeon General has called cigarette smoking "the most important of the
known modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease in the United
States."
Why?
Smoking greatly
increases the risk for developing coronary heart disease.
Smokers tend to
have lower levels of HDL (the good kind of cholesterol).
Smokers tend to
have higher levels of LDL (the bad kind of cholesterol).
Smoking raises the
blood pressure.
Smoking is to blame
for about 430,700 preventable deaths in the United States each year.
Every year,
secondhand smoke is estimated to kill as many as 40,000 nonsmokers who
breath other people's smoke.
Cigarette smoking
can also cause cancer, strokes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
It is not easy to quit
smoking. If you don't smoke, don't start. If you do smoke, it's important to
quit. Ask your physician about programs and medications that can help you to
quit, for good. A link to an online resource for smoking cessation can be
found in the Resource section of
this program.
Take this preliminary
to see if your cardiovascular system condition could respond to nutritional
therapy.
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