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Health Tip: How Smoking Affects Your Heart
By LadyLively on February 25, 2015
Most people realize that smoking causes cancer, but it can also wreak havoc on your heart, experts say.
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute says smoking:
- Damages blood cells, heart function and blood vessels
- Increases the risk of hardening of the arteries, which restricts blood flow.
- Increases the risks of heart disease, which occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries.
Source: HealthDay
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