Smoking
This is another good reason to give up cigarettes. Did you know that smokers are 40% more likely to develop diabetes than nonsmokers? In fact, heavy smokers are even more at risk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Experts can’t really show for now exactly the cause-and-effect link, considering that all the other factors, like stress, diet, physical activity, and distribution of fat, are very hard to separate. But there is a review of studies that’s been published in a 2019 issue called “Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome”, which might suggest that cigarette smoking was the only one at fault in a minimum of 25 million cases of diabetes all over the world.
If you’re really struggling to quit smoking, maybe you should ask your doctor what can be done. A 2020 report from the U.S. Surgeon General might imply that a combination of behavioral support, smoking meds, and nicotine replacement therapy might double your chances of quitting.
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