15 ways in which smoking damages our appearance (part 4)
... part of the body - the abdomen and the "pallas". Besides having a bad influence on self-esteem and figure, visceral fat is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
- Cataract
More than half of people develop some degree of cataract up to 80 years of age. Smoking increases the risk because it exerts oxidative stress on the lens of the eye. Prolonged smoking may add up to 22% to the risk of developing cataracts.
Statistics show that the best way to quit smoking is the smoker's inner conviction that he wants to stop smoking. We do not want to convince you how harmful it is to smoke, and if we can, give you a few more reasons to make the decision yourself.