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What percentage of men in the Philippines smoke?
Smoking does not harm any organs in the body.
False
Name two harmful chemicals found in cigarette smoke.
Nicotine, Tar
Cigarette smoke contains a deadly substance used in gas chambers called ______.
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Which type of smoke is inhaled and exhaled by the smoker?
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What effect does smoking have on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems?
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People who are exposed to ______ smoke are also at risk due to its chemical effects.
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Nicotine makes the heart beat slower and causes stomach upsets.
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How many minutes does each stick of cigarette consumption cut from an individual's life?
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Match the types of tobacco smoke with their definitions:
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Study Notes
Modifiable Risk Factors of Lifestyle Diseases
- Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are largely caused by unhealthy behaviors like tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and harmful alcohol use.
- In the Philippines, 40% of men and 12% of school-based adolescents between 13 and 15 years old smoke.
- 48% of men and 17% of women who drink alcohol "binge" (consume six or more drinks in one sitting).
Smoking and Health
- Smoking damages almost every organ in the body.
- Each cigarette contains over 4,000 chemicals.
- Smoking can reduce an individual's life expectancy by at least five minutes per cigarette smoked.
- Exposure to cigarette smoke can harm non-smokers.
- Cigarette smoke contains harmful substances such as hydrogen cyanide, insecticides, methanol, butane fuels, benzene, cadmium, and formaldehyde.
- The chemical mixture in cigarette smoke impairs the function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
- Smoking accelerates atherosclerosis and destroys the cilia in the lungs.
- Tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide from tobacco are particularly harmful to health.
- Tar is carcinogenic and accumulates in the respiratory system, disrupting the lungs' cleaning process and damaging air sacs.
- Nicotine is highly addictive and affects the heart, causing rapid heartbeat, lightheadedness, and stomach upset.
- Carbon monoxide is poisonous and increases the heart's workload to ensure sufficient oxygen supply to the body.
Types of Tobacco Smoke
- Mainstream smoke refers to the smoke inhaled and exhaled by a smoker.
- Second-hand smoke is the smoke exhaled by smokers, also known as "sidestream smoke" or environmental tobacco smoke. This type of smoke is extremely dangerous.
- Third-hand smoke refers to the residue left on surfaces after smoking, which can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
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This quiz explores modifiable risk factors of lifestyle diseases, focusing on smoking and its impact on health. Learn about the harmful effects of cigarette use, statistics in the Philippines, and the profound influence of unhealthy lifestyle choices on noncommunicable diseases.
