Women who start smoking increase their risk of a 
by more than men who take up the habit, according to a review of more than 30 years of research.
A study of 2.4 million people, published in the Lancet, showed a 25% difference in increased risk.
The reasons are unclear, say researchers.
The British Heart Foundation said the findings were “alarming” especially as women tended to smoke fewer cigarettes.
The World Health Organization lists heart disease as the world’s biggest killer, affecting more than seven million people each year.
The illness is largely down to lifestyle choice and smoking is one of the main causes. A study by the University of Minnesota showed women are at greater risk from smoking than men.
It analysed 75 sets of data produced by studies between 1966 and 2010. Continue reading “Smoking increases heart risk more in women than men”
