Smoking is a well-established health hazard that can lead to disastrous consequences. People who smoke cigarettes are at higher risk of immune system complications, tuberculosis, and all sorts of other diseases.
Due to the harm this inflicts on the human blood circulation and heart, individuals who smoke are more likely to suffer strokes, heart diseases, and damage to their blood vessels. In spite of this, tens of millions of adults smoke each year and cigarettes have accounted for billions in annual sales.
Earlier this week, a new Addiction journal study revealed yet another grave effect of puffing smoke.
Another reason to avoid smoking
New findings show that people who smoke cigarettes over the course of their lives are likely to carry more abdominal fat. Much of this fat could also be visceral, meaning it encompasses organs within the human abdomen.
Having some degree of visceral fat is actually healthy; though it can become problematic when visceral fat levels exceed 10%. Beyond this point, people become more susceptible to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, inflammation, and other chronic illnesses.
