There’s not one good reason to smoke. Not one. It’s the single most preventable cause of death in America.

But people (and especially women) seem to believe that if they quit smoking, they’ll gain weight. Or if they start smoking, they’ll lose weight.

The correlation is not that simple, and it’s certainly not a given. Plenty of people quit smoking and don’t gain weight. And really, if you do gain a couple of pounds in the transition, you’re still better off NOT smoking! Tobacco use is responsible for one of every five deaths in the USA. Cigarette smoking is linked to 87 percent of all lung cancer deaths in the USA, and 29 percent of all deaths from coronary artery disease.

Think about it. What better gift to give your heart this month than quitting smoking?

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