Already known together, smoking is an activity that is not healthy for the smoker and for people around him. This is because the chemicals contained in cigarettes are dangerous.
If you continuous to expose the body, of course chemicals of this dangerous can cause disease. On the average, every cigarette contains more than 3,000 dangerous chemicals.
Well, here are some dangerous chemicals in cigarettes which you need to know, among others:
1. Coumarin
Coumarin is an additive in foods are now prohibited based on world standards. But organic addictive substances this is still used widely in cigarettes.
2. Reciprocal
Increased levels of lead in the blood can cause poisoning, even cause death in extreme cases. Lead is also known as a carcinogen.
It is known that the cyanide is poison the fastest in the world. In combination with hydrogen, these chemicals can damage the cilia in the bronchial passages and lungs. Whereas function of smooth hair such as cilia usually helps to drag out the toxins in the air that is inhaled.
4. Naphthalene
Naphthalene or material of mothballs used to avoid the insects or mouse from clothing. Well, this chemical is also contained in cigarettes. Imagine, the smokers it inhale material of mothballs from his mouth.
5. Chromium
Chromium is a metal that is clearly causing cancer. But even worse, chromium attaches to the DNA and cause damage.
6. Nitrogen oxide
Nitrogen oxides are air pollutants that is generated by factories and cars. This poisonous gas and can cause inflammation in the lungs. This substance is also contained in cigarette smoke.
7. Cadmium
Cadmium is one of the metal used to make batteries. In smokers, chemicals that inhaled this will be stored in the lining of the kidneys so that it can cause kidney damage.
8. Ammonia
Ammonia odor reminiscent of toilet cleaners. This foul-smelling chemicals can make a headache however make smoking activity becomes very addictive.
Approximately five percent of cigarette smoke is carbon monoxide. This poisonous gas attaches to red blood cells and reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood. As a result, damaged lungs and potentially develop coronary disease.
Acetone is a chemical which is familiar to most women. Because this material is contained in remover of nail polish. Well, cigarettes also contain acetone. Imagine these chemicals enter through the airways and settles in the lungs.
Formaldehyde is a chemical that is used to preserve dead bodies. Well, the same substances is also contained in cigarettes.
12. Tar
Tar are carcinogenic appear when cigarettes burned. These chemicals can cause a variety of diseases among others: cancer, heart disease, impotence, blood diseases, enfisema, chronic bronchitis, and interruption of pregnancy.
Arsenic is a metal that can easily poison the blood. Even many factory workers who died because arsenic poisoning. Accumulation of arsenic in the body damaging the ability of cells to renew itself.
Benzene is a petrochemical that is used to men-dry clean clothes. The content it is also are carcinogen that can cause cancer of the blood.
15. Nicotine
Nicotine is present in very high amounts in cigarettes. This substance come from the tobacco itself. Nicotine cause cancer and destroy the DNA structure.
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