I would actually go as far as to say that diet is more important than smoking risk.

Now of course smoking is not good for you, not only is it hard to see risk, cancer risk

and lung disease risk, but if you really had to say somebody who had a horrible diet and

they smoked, and you can only choose one thing, either change a diet, go on a plant-based

diet or stop smoking, I would recommend the dietary change.

Yes smoking can cause inflammation, damage, arteries, but you know what, so can diet,

eating a plant-based diet is going to be a time for a inventory, maybe to some degree

with all those antioxidants can help slightly cancel out the pro-inflammatory part of smoking

cigarettes and all those toxins.

I would no question say diet is more important than something like cigarettes.

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