Younger-looking and healthier body after quitting smoking
When you quit smoking, you'll reap many physical benefits.
Your taste buds come back to
life.
Your sense of smell improves.
Your voice may
improve as irritation of the voice box (larynx) from cigarette smoke is
reduced.
Your hair and breath will no longer smell like
smoke.
You can breathe more deeply.
You will have more
energy and stamina.
You'll look younger and healthier.
People who smoke have more wrinkles and other
signs of aging.
People who smoke are 4 times more likely to have
their hair turn gray prematurely.1
Men who
smoke are twice as likely to be bald or balding as people who do not
smoke.1
Citations
Mosley JG, Gibbs AC (1996). Premature grey hair and
hair loss among smokers: A new opportunity for health education?
BMJ, 313(7072): 1616.
Author
Debby Golonka, MPH
Author
Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
Editor
Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor
Michele Cronen
Primary Medical Reviewer
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer
John Hughes, MD - Psychiatry
Last Updated
July 24, 2007
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Last Updated:
July 24, 2007
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