Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Teen obesity: Smoking During Pregnancy

Smoking has proved to be a curse to pregnant woman, as it increases a risk of unhealthy body of a baby including low natal authority, respiratory issues and even rapid preschooler death syndrome (SIDS). 

Mothers who smoke during the fetal growth are not only increasing the risk of their babies born with a genetic issues, respiratory troubles but also getting their child a problem of obesity during their teenage.
Survey has been done by University of Montreal and McGill University among 500 individuals with the age of 12 and 18 out of which half the set had mothers who had smoked up to 11 cigarettes a day throughout their pregnancies. The other half was not in to hand-rolled cigarette be on fire in the womb.

Why is cigarette  smoking bad for Teens?Smoking not only leads to increase risk of Cancer later but also affects badly one's health at early age. A fag contains approx. 4000 chemicals, many of which are hostile. Some of the worst ones are:
 
  1. Nicotine: a terminal poison
  2. Arsenic: used in rat poison
  3. Methane: a component of increase rapidly fuel
  4. Ammonia: found in flat domestic
  5. Cadmium: used in batteries
  6. Carbon Monoxide: part of car refreshSynonyms
  7. Formaldehyde: used to realm body fleshy tissue
  8. Butane: lighter flexible
  9. Hydrogen Cyanide: the poison used in gas chambers
What do all these chemicals do to Our body?
  1. Smoking leads to bad smelling, wrinkles etc.
  2. Smokers get 3 times more cavities than non-smokers do.
  3. Smoking lowers your proper hormone levels.
  4. When smokers catch a cold, they are more likely than non-smokers to have a cough that lasts a long time. They are more prone to get bronchitis and pneumonia.
    Teen smokers have smaller lungs and a weaker feeling than teen non-smokers.* They also get sick more seldom than teens who don't smoke.

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