Men lose 17 minutes of life with every one smoked, while a woman's life is cut short by 22 minutes per cigarette, analysis has found (file photo) Research found that harm caused by smoking is 'cumulative' and the sooner a person stopped smoking, the longer they would live The benefits of quitting smoking can be seen after just 20 minutes as your heart rate will begin to return to normal The authors added the benefits went beyond life expectancy and that quitters would see the time they spent well, and without disabling illnesses, boosted also
The evaluation also noted that progress was being made to reduce the prevalence of smoking, but had slowed
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Pulmonologist Humberto Choi, MD, explains what to expect when you give up snuff and how you can do it, one day at a time