Smoking cigarettes is bad. We all know that. There are commercials for it. Billboards for it. Shoot, even the label of every pack of cigarettes has a warning from the Surgeon General, yet people still do it. And for those who don’t do it, you think you may be better off? Well, think again.
Doing any of these see seemingly harmless things could be worse than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
Causes of lung cancer
Check out these 7 potential causes of lung cancer:
1. Sitting all-day
Sitting for lengthy periods of time causes many health problems, whether you are sitting at your desk at work, on your couch in front of the TV or in your car.
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According to 2014 research, inactivity is associated with almost 160,000 cases of breast, colon, prostate, and lung cancer every year – this is around two-thirds as many cases as caused by smoking.
In addition to cancer, you are also at risk of heart disease, diabetes, depression, and even premature death – even if you exercise regularly! Try to avoid sitting for prolonged periods and take frequent breaks at work.
2. Using Vegetable Oil
Who knew cooking could pollute the air? Apparently a number of studies in residential and restaurant kitchens have found that high-heat cooking with vegetable oil, also known as shortening or soybean oil, releases particulate matter, aldehydes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are all found in cigarette smoke and have been linked to airway inflammation. Instead of veggie oil, switch to olive oil.
READ: 5 Veggies That Boost Lung Function
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3. Cooking on the stove
Did you know that every time you cook, you get a dose of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde? Those are the same contaminants present in secondhand cigarette smoke. Use a vent hood to reduce the pollution levels if you can’t discontinue using a gas stove.
4. Not getting enough sleep
Sleep deprivation not only makes you cranky and inefficient, it also hampers
