Teorinfo ~ We are all familiar with cigarettes, and almost everyone thinks that smoking is an unhealthy activity. But, how does smoking actually affect our bodies?
Let’s start with the components. First, nicotine. A substance that can make us addicted. The main reason why everyone can’t quit smoking.
In fact, he was the reason why those who intended to stop felt uncomfortable. And finally, pulled back. Apart from nicotine, there are about 7,000 other chemicals involved in the burning process in one cigarette.
Some of which will become active and can damage our bodies. What’s more, there are more than 60 chemicals of which are known to cause cancer.
From this, we can conclude that smoking can damage various organs of our body and, in general, reduce health conditions. The next component is tar. A name was given to the suspended particles in cigarettes.
These particles contain substances that can cause cancer, such as carcinogens. Examples are metals such as arsenic, cadmium and others. The tar is sticky and brown in colour.
Have you ever wondered why smokers’ teeth and nails turn yellow? Yep, it’s the tar that can also contaminate the lungs and give them the same appearance.
The following dangerous substance is carbon monoxide. A gas in large quantities can be fatal because it replaces oxygen circulating in the blood.
There are red blood cells in the blood. And in red blood cells, there is hemoglobin. In those who do not smoke, oxygen binds to hemoglobin and is transported throughout the body.
However, carbon monoxide can attach itself to hemoglobin more readily than oxygen and eventually replaces oxygen.
Maybe you’ll think, “Hmm, never mind” “What’s the problem with replacing oxygen with carbon monoxide?” Very problematic.
Carbon monoxide makes the blood thicker in activities such as running that require a lot of oxygen supply, essential organs such as the heart, brain, etc. Will get very little oxygen, and this can be fatal.
In addition, in cigarettes, there is something called hydrogen cyanide. Our lungs usually have tiny hairs called cilia that help remove foreign substances that enter the respiratory tract.
Hydrogen cyanide blocks our bodies from doing this process. Instead, it allows hydrocarbons, nitrous oxide, organic acids, and others in cigarettes to collect in the lungs and damage them.
However, behind the fact that smoking damages the lungs, heart, blood vessels, and even the brain can cause a stroke, there is an interesting fact that not everyone knows.
A study states that smoking reduces the risk of ulcerative colitis, a disease of the intestines. However, smoking increases the chances of developing Crohn’s disease, a bowel disease as well. So, of course, it is not worth the adverse effects.
