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A nice smooth refreshing cigarette, and it will give you lung cancer before the heart disease kicks in.

You'd be surprised.

There are far more heart disease than lung cancer deaths in the US -- and has been so since forever (4 times more or so).

In fact the number of lung cancers peaked in 2014 -- way after smoking became a faux pas. It was less when everybody and their dog smoked.

Wow, this is a great example of dishonest statistics. The rate of lung cancer deaths peaked somewhere around 1985-95. This being the population that began smoking back in the 50s and 60s, by my estimate. You can't use raw numbers here because population has changed substantially in the US over the years.

And smoking causes heart disease...

Or raise your chances of heart disease itself, or a stroke.

Even better, step away from the desk, go outside, skip the cigarette, and take a walk.

why leave your desk?

Because the causes of stress are right there on your desk. Easier to get into a different frame of mind if you change your environment.