Nov 02, 2025
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To mark No Tobacco Month, a study by University College London found that every cigarette smoked reduces life expectancy by around 20 minutes.A worrying observation that reminds us of the urgency of quitting smoking to preserve our health and life years.
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According to British researchers, every cigarette smoked reduces life expectancy by about 20 minutes.An astonishing number that allows us to predict the consequences of an action without reason.
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The loss of the gym of life's life
Dr.According to a study conducted by Sarah Jackson, a smoker who engaged in smoking and alcohol-related behaviors and a non-smoker who smoked ten cigarettes a day,
The study, commissioned by the British Department of Health, shows that this loss is not uniform: men lose about 17 minutes per cigarette, compared to 22 minutes for women.In other words, a pack of twenty cigarettes would equal seven hours of lost life.
"People generally know that smoking is harmful, but they don't appreciate how much," the researcher told the Guardian.Compared to non-smokers, smokers who fail to quit lose an average of ten years of life."Precious moments, memories and years spent with loved ones," asserts the scientist.
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Premature aging of the body
The study is based on two major databases: the British Physicians Study, which analyzed the effects of smoking since 1951, and the Million Women Study, dedicated to women's health.Together, they show an alarming perspective: smoking accelerates overall health decline by age 40.
Thus, according to Sarah Jackson, a 60-year-old smoker often has "the health profile of a 70-year-old non-smoker."The researchers also point out that several factors influence the severity of the effects: the type of cigarette, the number of puffs, the depth of inhalation and individual sensitivity to toxic substances.
Even the so-called "smokers" don't stumble.The risk of heart disease or heart attacks occurs between one cigarette a day and twenty cigarettes a day.In other words, there is no "safe door" to tobacco.
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Total shutdown, excellent solution
For the study authors, the only way to prevent loss of hope is to stop smoking completely.Nicotine devices, spiritual support or even smoking devices can provide effective help, but no reduction in potency is sufficient to compensate for the damage.
The researchers even consider the point of reference
These figures shed new light on No Tobacco Month, which is launched each year to encourage people to take action to quit.Even a few days without cigarettes, the body begins to regenerate: breathing improves, the skin regains its luster, and the risk of a heart attack decreases already in the first weeks.
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A major public health problem
Tobacco consumption is still one of the leading causes of death in the world today.In the UK, it is responsible for almost 80,000 deaths a year, or a quarter of all cancer-related deaths.
In France, the figures are similar: about 75,000 deaths were already attributed to tobacco in 2015, a number that is struggling to decrease despite the prevention campaigns.
This new study reminds us that every cigarette is valuable, but above all that every day without smoking can really save life.A powerful message that one remembers at the beginning of November, when thousands of French commit to say stop.
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