00:00You quit smoking years ago, but did you know your heart might still be at risk for decades?
00:05A major new study just revealed that it can take 25 years for your heart disease risk to return to normal after quitting smoking.
00:12That's right, 25 years to match the heart health of someone who never smoked.
00:17Researchers in South Korea studied over 100,000 former smokers and found something shocking.
00:22If you were a heavy smoker, puffing for more than eight years,
00:26your risk of heart attack or stroke is still as high as someone who currently smokes, even after you quit.
00:32Light smokers see improvements faster, but the damage from long-term smoking runs deep.
00:37Nicotine raises blood pressure.
00:39Toxins like tar damage arteries.
00:41And carbon monoxide cuts off your oxygen.
00:44It's no wonder half of all smoking-related illness in the UK is heart-related.
00:48And smoking kills 78,000 Brits every year.
00:52The good news?
00:53Quitting still saves lives.
00:55And the sooner you stop, the faster your body begins to heal.
00:58But now we know, healing your heart takes time.
01:01So don't wait to quit.
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