According to an article published in the current issue of JAMA , a review of 25 studies involving a total of 1.2 m patients showed that smoking is linked to an increased risk of diabetes.
Analysis of the data indicated that active smokers have a 44% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with non-smokers. The risk increased with the number of cigarettes smoked, heavy smokers had 61% of increased risk compared with lighter smokers (29%), but the authors said there is a need for further studies to establish whether this association is causal.
Source: "Active Smoking and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" JAMA. 2007;298(22):2654-2664 (abstract only)
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Don't smoke around babies
A Bristol research, to be published in the journal Early Human Development, studied the impact of exposure to smoking and its adverse effects both before and after birth.
It found that cot deaths linked to smoking have risen and the risk of death increased with each individual hour the baby was exposed to smoke. The author said "after delivery, the mother can reduce the risk by protecting her baby and not smoking near it".
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths said "If no women smoked in pregnancy, about 60% of cot deaths could be avoided".
It found that cot deaths linked to smoking have risen and the risk of death increased with each individual hour the baby was exposed to smoke. The author said "after delivery, the mother can reduce the risk by protecting her baby and not smoking near it".
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths said "If no women smoked in pregnancy, about 60% of cot deaths could be avoided".
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