HEALTH REPORT: Smoking just one cigarette increases artery stiffness by 25 percent

According to a new report, smoking can hurt your health even with the very first puffs.

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Published: October 28, 2009

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According to a new report, smoking can hurt your health even with the very first puffs.

Researchers found that smoking just one cigarette increased artery stiffness in 18 to 30-year-old smokers by 25 percent.

As time passes, the damage only gets worse and is impossible to reverse.

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