Just One Cigarette Can Harm Arteries of Young Healthy Adults

ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2009) -- Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Her study found that smoking one cigarette increases the stiffness of the arteries in 18 to 30 year olds by a whopping 25 per cent.

Just One Cigarette Has Harmful effect on Arteries of Young Healthy Adults -- ScienceDaily

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