Obesity combined with exposure to cigarette smoke may pose new health concerns

(American Chemical Society) Millions of people who are obese and smoke tobacco may face additional health problems -- including their responses to common prescription medicines -- that extend beyond the well-known links with cancer, heart attacks and stroke, according to a report presented here today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The risks may extend to non-smokers who inhale smoke from cigarettes smouldering nearby.
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