Monday 19 January 2009

Teens Girls Smoke Now, Pay Later With Larger Waistlines as Adults

Centre for the Advancement of Health
Girls who smoke 10 cigarettes per day or more are at greatest risk, particularly for abdominal obesity. Their waist sizes are 1.34 inches larger than nonsmokers’ waists are as young adults, according to the study in the February 2009 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
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