Quit Smoking at Age Whatever may Extending Seniors

Jakarta, Smoking can increase the risks of disease and even premature death. Smoking can even reduce one's life expectancy by 10 years, so stop smoking from now to restore your life expectancy.

Based on the results of a recent study published on Wednesday (23/1) and in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that people who stop smoking at the age of 40 years can reduce the risk of smoking-related deaths by 90 percent and raising hopes for return healthy living.
People who quit smoking at age 45 to 54 years can increase life expectancy by about 6 years, compared with those who still continue the habit of smoking.
While people who quit smoking at age 55 to 64 years, can increase life expectancy by about 4 years. Imagine if you stop smoking early, your life expectancy will increase even more.
"Many smokers who think that quitting smoking after the habit for 20 to 30 years there will be no use at all. Yet it is not too late to stop smoking at any age," said Dr. Prabhat Jha, lead investigator of the St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
Although the risk of smoking-related mortality is lower, smokers are still threatened by the risk of serious health problems, including lung cancer, heart attack, stroke and respiratory disease, compared with those who never smoked.
"This is because the nicotine in cigarettes leaves some damage to the organs of the body when you become a former smoker," Jha said, as reported by theglobalandmail, Friday (25/01/2013).
The study involved more than 113,000 women and 88,000 men over the age of 25 years. Researchers examined the medical history and smoking habits of each participant. Study participants were followed for decades the study period.
The researchers found that the mortality associated with smoking the same amount, regardless of gender. The new study shows that smoking continues to be done during a person's lifetime, can reduce life expectancy by about a decade or 10 years.
"So it is clear that someone who does not smoke at all will live 10 years longer than smokers," said Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Lung Association, who was not involved in the study.
Sources: http://health.detik.com/read/2013/01/25/183042/2152504/763/