A study in 68 male
nonsmokers found that ascorbic acid consumed in cooked broccoli, orange juice, orange slices, and as synthetic ascorbic acid tablets are equally bioavailable, as measured by plasma ascorbic acid levels.
Not exact matches
A study published in the August 2009 journal Obstetrics and Gynecology
found that expecting moms who quit in the first trimester actually raise their odds of delivering a healthy full - term, full - size baby to about the same as that of a
nonsmoker.
The EPA has
found that ETS is responsible for the lung cancer deaths of approximately 3,000
nonsmokers in the United States on an annual basis.
«Our results
found that current smokers had a significantly higher rate of septic reoperation compared with
nonsmokers,» commented senior author Dr. Matthew S. Austin of the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.
Future prospective studies including adults of all ages are needed to confirm these
finding related to e-cigarette use among
nonsmokers and former smokers, and to determine the role of e-cigarettes on relapse of smoking,» adds Dr. Choi.
«Our
findings suggest that clinicians who treat e-cigarette users should counsel them both about their potential for harm and about the high risk of transitioning to tobacco cigarettes among initial
nonsmokers.»
Specifically, the follow - up study
found that 7.4 % of participants who had never used an e-cigarette at baseline reported subsequently using an e-cigarette, with 21.6 % among baseline current smokers, 11.9 % among baseline former smokers, and 2.9 % among baseline
nonsmokers reporting use.
One study of e-cigarettes was conducted to resemble a smoky bar: the researchers
found that markers of nicotine in
nonsmokers who sat nearby was similar for both cigarette smoke and e-cigarette aerosol exposure.
Bellettiere says the team will follow up on its marijuana
findings to
find out whether the elevated air pollution that results from smoking marijuana translates into increased exposure to combustion byproducts and cannabinoids in
nonsmokers living in the house.
The study, published in the journal PLoS ONE,
found that a majority of smokers and
nonsmokers who responded to a randomized telephone survey said they supported increasing warning sizes to cover 25 percent, 50 percent, and as much as 75 percent of cigarette packs.
Since the study was limited to young, healthy
nonsmokers, it is not clear whether these
findings apply to the elderly, the ill, or chronic smokers.
Antismoking activists
found these reports alarming, arguing that vaping could become a «gateway habit» that could draw
nonsmokers toward cigarette use.
A 2010 study conducted in the U.K.
found that babies born to two
nonsmokers were more likely to be male (birth sex ratio of 1.14), whereas babies born to two smokers were much more likely to be female (birth sex ratio of 0.77).
In white carriers of the CYP1B1 * 3 variation, the average time - to - menopause in heavy smokers, light smokers, and
nonsmokers was 10.41 years, 10.42 years, and 11.08 years, respectively — a statistically significant difference although not as stark as the
findings for the CYP3A4 * 1B variant.
Ilina
found that the number of peaks was significantly higher in smokers and firefighters, even if the firefighters were
nonsmokers.
To make sure they'd
found genes related to coffee rather than cigarettes, the researchers scanned the population again, this time looking only at
nonsmokers.
However, marijuana use was nearly four times more common among cigarette smokers versus
nonsmokers, the
findings showed.
Those policies led to a 20 percent reduction in
nonsmokers» indoor exposure to secondhand smoke, but there was no decrease in exposure to outdoor secondhand smoke, the researchers
found.
And, over several years, quitters were more likely to start new friendships with
nonsmokers, the research
found.
People who quit
found that they become more socially acceptable to a much wider group of people —
nonsmokers, Piper said.
Smoking is a well - documented culprit in heart disease, but a 2003 study by New York University researchers
found that a
nonsmoker living in a polluted city has about the same risk of dying of heart disease as a former smoker.
In a 2008 study, scientists at the Peninsula Medical School in the U.K. assessed the well - being of nearly 10,000 people over the age of 50 and
found that smokers in the group reported lower - than - average levels of pleasure and less satisfaction with their lives than the
nonsmokers.
«A crucial
finding of this study is that
nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke without even realizing it,» said lead researcher Dr. Raja Flores.
«Type 2 diabetes is associated with smoking to begin with; this study
found theres a 30 % increased risk if youre a smoker compared to
nonsmokers,» he points out.
The researchers
found that there were no significant differences between former smokers and
nonsmokers in the risk for dying from heart disease or any cause.
We have
found in the past that it is a possibility to also get
nonsmoker rates if you smoke cigars occasionally.
In addition, a healthy
nonsmoker can usually
find much less expensive premiums from an independent life insurance broker in the open life insurance market.