Older women who quit smoking can cut heart disease risk regardless of diabetes status
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Postmenopausal women who quit smoking reduced their risk of heart disease, regardless of whether they had diabetes, according to a new study. Women without diabetes who gained more than five kilograms or 11 pounds after they quit smoking still saw their risk for cardiovascular disease drop. But their risk didn't drop as much as for those who gained less than 11 pounds, which was the majority of the women.