Smokers Have Up to 40% Increased Risk of Developing T2 Diabetes Compared with Nonsmokers

For the first time in an annual report on tobacco by the U.S. Surgeon General’s office, smoking was linked to diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, macular degeneration, ectopic pregnancies and impaired immune function. And in addition to lung cancer, 13 other cancers have now been linked to the habit and secondhand smoke according to the 32nd report on tobacco released by Dr. Boris Lushniak, M.D., the acting U.S. Surgeon General. Liver and colorectal cancers have also been added to the list of dangers. The Health Consequences of Smoking – 50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General