Smokers quit smoking after they learn about the age of their lungs

Smoking people are more likely to give up this harmful habit if their attending physician explains in an accessible way how old their lungs are in the process of smoking. This is claimed by British scientists who examined the lungs in 561 smokers aged 35 and older. All smokers underwent a lung function test, and everyone was strongly advised to quit smoking.

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After passing the test, half of the participants in the study told the doctors about the "old age" of their lungs and showed comparative patterns of their lungs and lungs, which they never smoked. For example, a 52-year-old smoker learned that his lungs work just like the lungs of a 75-year-old nonsmoker. For comparison, smokers participating in the study received a letter about the condition of their lungs after passing the above-named test, while the age of their lungs was not indicated. At the end of the year, 13.6% of the smokers of the first group (who were told about the age of their lungs) quit smoking, compared with 6.4% of those who were not informed of the "old age" of their lungs.

These findings were made on the basis of the analysis of saliva, which confirmed the refusal to smoke. "The presentation of information in an understandable manner and the use of visual aids contribute to the fact that many quit smoking," writes Gary Parkes, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine Medicine (Hertfordshire, England). Graphic information on the age of the lungs is an excellent way for physicians to "adapt patients' information about the harm of the kuren", the British Medical Journal concludes.