Cigarettes interfere with the full enjoyment of life

Smokers aged feel much worse than in non-smokers. Smoking not only reduces life expectancy, but also on the quality of, say Finnish researchers. Scientists conducted a study. The health of people who were born from 1919 to 1934 At baseline (1974), all the men were healthy. 26 years have been re-examination of these men. The study was published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. It was found that participants who had never smoked lived an average of 10 years longer to heavy smokers who smoked an average of 20 cigarettes per day counter. Researchers evaluated the quality of life in a survey. Taking into account physical activity, health problems, psycho-emotional background, social isolation, fatigue and overall health. The comparison of all the indicators of heavy smokers and non-smokers - the difference was significant. Particularly affected the quality of life of smokers with indicators such as the level of physical activity, which did not allow them to take an active part in public life. Other indicators of smoking were also significantly worse, the researchers reported.