Smoking and drinking among teenagers can easily lead to arteriosclerosis

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published in the UK, smoking or drinking alcohol in ad age can cause damage to arteries and are more likely to lead to arteriosclerosis. If both habits are in place, the damage can be more severe. In the long term, atherosclerosis increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia and death.
study, conducted by researchers at King's College London and the University of Bristol, collected and analysed body data from 1,266 teenagers in Devon, England. Participants reported smoking and drinking at the ages of 13, 15 and 17.
researchers used a non-invasive device to measure the rate at which a heart beat travels between the cervical artery and the leg artery. The healthier and more elastic the arterial blood vessels, the slower the pulse waves travel.
results show that 17-year-olds, from the time they start smoking to the age of 17, if they smoke more than 100 cigarettes, the average pulse rate is faster than that of teenagers who smoke less than 20. 7%。 Teenagers who drank more than 10 drinks a day had an average pulse rate 4. 7%。 Smoking and drinking can lead to greater arterial damage, and the pulse rate of these teenagers is 10. 8%。
study also showed that quitting smoking early in adms can restore arterial health. The researchers recommend that public health authorities take steps to intervene in young people's bad habits of smoking and drinking to help them protect their cardiovascular health.
is a non-inflammatory lesions of arteries, which can thicken and harden the walls of arteries, lose elasticity and narrow the cavity. Atherosclerosis is an vascular disease that occurs with age, and its regularity usually occurs in adage, and worsens and becomes ill in middle and old age. (Source: Xinhua News Agency, Li Wei)