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03/11/2014
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Research analyzed more than 2000 children aged 3 to 18 years Photo: Stock Photo
AUSTRALIA - The harm of smoking to the health of children - victims of secondhand smoke - is something that has already been proven by science long ago. However , a new study published in the " European Heart Journal" brings new data on the risk that children are to live with adult smokers . According to the survey, the problem causes irreversible damage to the arteries of children , making the blood vessels up to three "older " years than if they were not exposed to smoke.
This " aging " , according to BBC News , thickens the walls of the arteries , which increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in adulthood .
The study analyzed more than 2000 children aged 3 to 18 years in Finland and Australia and concluded that this type of damage occurred when both parents smoked .
- Our work shows that exposure to secondhand smoke in childhood has a direct and irreversible damage to the structure of the arteries - told the BBC the study coordinator , Seana Gall , University of Tasmania ( Australia ) .
Parents or couples who are thinking about having children should stop smoking , not only to regain their own health , but to protect the health of children in the future .
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Through the study , ultrasound imaging showed how children of smoking parents had changes in the main artery of the body , which goes from the neck to the head.
The study followed children for years . At first, the differences in thickness in the carotid analyzed were modest . However , they became highly significant after about 20 years , when children reached adulthood .
The survey also took into account other factors that could explain the arterial damage , getting the kids started smoking as adults , but the results remained the same.
This damage , however , was not found in children who grew up with only one parent smoking - probably because the level of smoke exposure was not as high . Still, the researchers said that there is no "safe " level of secondhand smoke .
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