None of the benefits that can be obtained from cigarettes. Even according to Yussuf Salojee, executive director of the National Council Against Smoking, 12 percent of premature deaths worldwide can be attributed to smoking.
One of the real impact of smoking is to make her look older penghisapnya. In fact, according to a study published the journal British Medical Association smokers have a face 5 times older than actual age.
Wrinkles on the face is a marker of susceptibility to the effects of cigarette smoke. Cigarettes have filters, but it is not enough to eliminate the tar content of cigarette smoke that made harmless.
What's more, there are chemicals added to tobacco to enhance flavor, but harmful to the body and cause various degenerative diseases, can also reproduce the wrinkles on the face penghisapnya.
Reporting from Health24, Tuesday (20/07/2010), here are some extra chemicals in cigarettes that can lead to wrinkles and make people look older:
1. Ammonia
Ammonia is usually used to clean windows and toilets. By adding ammonia to the cigarettes, the nicotine in the form of vapor will be absorbed through the lungs more quickly. This in turn makes the brain get higher doses of nicotine.
2. Cadmium
In industry, cadmium used for batteries, coatings and plastics logan. Cadmium can harm the lungs, causing kidney disease and irritate the digestive tract.
3. Benzene
Benzene is naturally produced by volcanoes. But benzene is also a major industrial chemical made from coal and oil. Benzene is used to make other chemicals, as well as some types of plastics, detergents and pesticides. It is also a component of gasoline and is associated with leukemia. When mixed with cigarettes, can already imagine the impact that could occur in penghisapnya.
4. Formaldehyde
Used as a glue in wood products and as a preservative in some paints. These chemicals can cause watery eyes, burning sensation in the reaction of the eyes, nose and throat, nausea, coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, skin rashes and allergies.
5. Nickel
Other names are nickel silver or white metal hardware. These chemicals can cause increased susceptibility to lung infections, chronic bronchitis and reduced lung function.
6. Lead or lead
Used in ammunition, roofing, gasoline, paints and ceramic products. Lead can affect almost every organ and system in the body. The most sensitive is the central nervous system, especially in children. Lead also damages kidneys and the immune system. In addition, exposure to cigarette smoke mixed with lead can cause premature birth, smaller babies, decreased mental ability in infants, learning difficulties, and reduced growth in children.
7. Acetone
Acetone is a waste product of car exhaust, cigarette smoke and a lot of substances produced in the waste disposal site. People who breathe in an environment that tingga acetone content, within a short time can cause irritation of nose, throat, lungs, eyes, headache, confusion, increased pulse, nausea, vomiting, fainting and possibly coma. It also causes shortening of the menstrual cycle of women.
8. Pyridine
Made from crude coal tar or from other chemicals and is used to dissolve substances. Pyridine mixture in cigarettes can cause headaches, dizziness, accelerated pulse and rapid breathing and wheezing.
If the above chemicals contained in many body organs that will affect the performance so it is not maximal. If the organ affected most visible impact is on the skin, due to obstructed blood circulation and lack of fluids in the body.
Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in your skin. While nicotine reduces blood flow, makes the skin dry and discolored. Smoking also deplete nutrients, including vitamin C. Though nutrition and vitamin C help protect and repair skin damage.
Nicotine also causes vasoconstriction, ie narrowing of blood vessels that can restrict the flow of oxygen-rich blood to thin blood vessels on the face or other parts of the body.
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