Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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Page 49
... Smoking Smoking is another socially accepted killer habit , increasing the risk of most serious diseases . Nicotine and carbon monoxide is inhaled into the lungs , from where it is absorbed into the bloodstream , and so passed directly ...
... Smoking Smoking is another socially accepted killer habit , increasing the risk of most serious diseases . Nicotine and carbon monoxide is inhaled into the lungs , from where it is absorbed into the bloodstream , and so passed directly ...
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... smoking , if compensated for by good diet , can be less severe ; smoking in Spain has been found to be less harm- ful because the staple diet includes more fruit and vegetables , and less animal fat . Yet smoking also harms appetite and ...
... smoking , if compensated for by good diet , can be less severe ; smoking in Spain has been found to be less harm- ful because the staple diet includes more fruit and vegetables , and less animal fat . Yet smoking also harms appetite and ...
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... smokers cannot acknowledge , or are unable to act upon , for such an admission underlines personal weakness . For non - smokers , the dangers of passive smoking has to be considered . The Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and ...
... smokers cannot acknowledge , or are unable to act upon , for such an admission underlines personal weakness . For non - smokers , the dangers of passive smoking has to be considered . The Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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