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Providing detailed local evidence for the first time, this new research shows the harm is worse than indicated by the previous estimates of smoking-caused death of around 15,000 to 21,000 deaths a year
Quinto KB, Kit BK, Lukacs SL, Akinbami LJ
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In addition, in vitro and in vivo studies found that cigarette smoke not only decrease the fecal abundance of Bifidobacterium but also reduce its production of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) [124, 173], immune-regulatory molecules modulating immune and inflammatory response within many diseases, and reductions in the concentration of SCFAs especially butyrate in colorectal tissues were demonstrated to be associated with the possibility of early stage CRC development [174]
