Smoking in front of your kids may increase their risk of heart disease as adults

Date: March 23, 2015

Source: American Heart Association

Summary:

Kids exposed to their parents' smoking had a higher risk of developing clogged arteries in adulthood than those with non-smoking parents. Researchers stressed that parents should not smoke if they want to provide the best long-term cardiovascular health for their children.

The study's results add to the growing evidence that exposure to smoking from parents has a lasting effect on children's cardiovascular health in adulthood.

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