“I only smoke three or four cigarettes a day. I don't think I will stop because there is little risk to my health, ” argues Audrey. This Parisian is one of the 18.8% of smokers who “toast” between one and five cigarettes a day. But contrary to popular belief, this small consumption does not protect them from the dangers of tobacco.
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"No cigarette is innocent," insists Dr Anne-Laurence Le Faou, president of the French-speaking tobacco company. A literature review published in the British Medical Journal in 2018 showed that people who smoke only one cigarette a day are 25 to 30% more likely than non-smokers to have a stroke. And their risk of having a heart attack is doubled!
No cigarette is innocent
Dr Anne-Laurence Le FaouThis toxicity is mainly related to carbon monoxide, which takes the place of oxygen in red blood cells and leads to poorer oxygenation of the tissues. In addition, smoking promotes the formation of clots by increasing
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