“A man who doesn’t drink alcohol and tobacco can’t marry! This kind of person is extremely self-disciplined and more ruthless!”
“If you don’t drink alcohol and tobacco, your life expectancy is shorter! Many long-lived elderly people smoke and drink. “
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I don’t know when people who smoked and drank suddenly became “popular”. Is it really that good for people who smoke and drink?
1. Men who don’t drink alcohol and tobacco are more scary than ordinary men?
Complete nonsense! ——Those who have no control over tobacco and alcohol are irresponsible to their families.
On May 3, a data published by The Lancet showed that in 2018, about 183.5 million adults in my country were tobacco dependent, and the total number of smokers in my country was about 300 million. More than half are addicted to smoking. Tobacco kills approximately 1 million people per year, and this number could grow to 2 million per year by 2030 without effective measures.
At least 100,000 people in the country die from alcohol poisoning every year, according to an article by the Guangdong Provincial Health Department, drinking alcohol can not only lead to alcohol poisoning, but also lead to a series of accidents. 23% of alcohol-related suicides, 39% of traffic accidents, 40% of fires, 47% of homicides, and 65% of domestic violence.
Smoking and drinking can bring such a big threat, does this mean that people who do not smoke and drink must live longer? But there are some people who don’t smoke and drink in life, but their lifespan is not long. What’s the matter? Second, if you don’t smoke or drink all your life, will you live longer? The Zhejiang Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine has conducted a survey on 255 centenarians in Zhejiang Province, and the research lasted for more than 4 years. The results found that most of the centenarians did not smoke or drink, with 83% of the non-smokers and 73% of the non-drinkers. From the survey results, it is obvious that people who do not smoke or drink are more likely to live longer.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that you will live longer if you don’t smoke or drink. After all, there are many factors that affect life expectancy. WHO believes that among the factors affecting life expectancy, lifestyle accounts for 60%, genetics accounts for 15%, 7% depends on climate and geographical conditions, 8% depends on medical conditions, and 10% depends on social conditions.
In addition to tobacco and alcohol, there are many bad habits that need to be controlled, including obesity, less exercise, unbalanced dietary intake, and work and rest Irregular, etc. Just like in Afghanistan, many people do not smoke or drink because of their beliefs, but the average life expectancy is only 45 years old.
At this time, there are some people who love smoking and drinking to say, who smoked and drank to live more than 80 or 90 years, if I do the same, maybe I can live a long life. Is this approach advisable? Third, the question is, why do some people both smoke and drink, and have a good life all their lives?
The answer to this question is actually quite simple, it’s a question of probability. When we look at things, we often focus only on small probabilities and ignore the occurrence of high-probability events. Some people who smoke and drink but live a long life are only special cases, not a general rule.
To give a simple example, the same long-lived old people, people who smoke and drink often only notice the same example of smoking and drinking but living a long life, but for some elderly people who maintain healthy habits But turn a blind eye. Suggest to yourself that “smoking and drinking will also make you live longer”, so as to make yourself feel more at ease with smoking and drinking. In many cases, rumors become “true” if they spread too much. Some cases of premature death due to smoking and drinking have become silent data.
In addition, some long-lived old people are born with good genes, which we cannot envy. In April 2022, a study in Nature Genetics pointed out that some people are more adaptable to smoking-induced gene mutations, which can inhibit the further accumulation of mutations in the body. Simply put, in the case of the same amount of smoking, people have a congenital reduction in the risk of cancer. Ordinary people who do not have this genetic advantage should quit smoking honestly!
There are many people in life who do not avoid alcohol and tobacco.
4. Is it better to quit smoking or alcohol first?
Tobacco and alcohol enter the body together, the damage to body tissues will be multiplied, and the risk of cancer will be higher, so it is recommended to quit smoking and alcohol together. At present, there is no international level of safe use of tobacco, nor safe second-hand tobacco exposure standards, so smoking cessation must be thorough. Smoking, in any form, increases the risk of cancer.
And alcohol is also recommended to quit. The optimal amount of alcohol recommended by The Lancet should be 0, so Do this to minimize damage to your body. Some people who really can’t quit drinking should also pay attention to limiting the amount of alcohol they drink. Men should not drink more than 25g per day and women should not exceed 15g. Tobacco and alcohol are harmful to health but not beneficial. Some people who are still looking for excuses not to quit smoking and drinking,Wake up! For the sake of yourself and the health of your family, are you really not planning to quit? Reference: [1]Prevalence of tobacco dependence and associated factors in China: Findings from nationwide China Health Literacy Survey during 2018–19. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, May 03, 2022
[2] “2020 World Health Statistics”: 17% of Chinese people die prematurely due to chronic diseases, and lifestyle adjustments can prevent most chronic diseases. Health Times. 2020.5.28
[3]Zhejiang centenarians live longer Factor survey: more than 70% do not smoke or drink. The Paper. 2021.5.21