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Even a few smokes are too many - Fast Track
Men's Fitness, Dec, 2002
IF YOU THINK YOU can protect your health by puffing on "just a few" cigarettes or by not inhaling, forget it. A 22-year Danish study found that men who consumed six to nine cigarettes per day (or just one or two cigars) doubled their chances of heart attack and early death. Those who didn't inhale still increased their risk by 13 percent.
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The good news is that quitting will do wonders for your health, and aid your fitness quest, too. To learn how to ditch the habit, read "Kicking Butts" in the November issue of MEN'S FITNESS.
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