Two recent research studies have discovered that the number of heart attacks has dropped by around a third in countries where bans on smoking in public places are in place.
Smoking in restaurants, pubs and other public spaces was banned in England and Wales in July 2007. Within a year thereafter similar laws were introduced in Scotland .
The Scottish ban has meant a 14 per cent drop in those admitted to hospital with a heart attack over the next twelve months.
Smoking is clearly harmful to everybody's health . Therefore, a smoking ban is incredibly sensible and may lower the number of heart attacks by over a third in countries where it is has been implemented.
People who have diabetes are at an increased risk from smoking, that is, 2.5 million people in the UK.
Diabetics are already at increased risk of strokes, heart disease and other circulatory problems. Smoking doubles the risk of any of these problems.
The reviews, which have been drawn from published studies from the USA, Canada, Italy, France, Soctland and Ireland, suggest that heart attacks in Britain are going to decline more so over the next two years.
Smoking Ban Could Lower Risk of Heart Disease
Fri, 25 Sep 2009
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