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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : October 16, 2014 11:26 AM IST
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Wednesday announced that tobacco companies will have to devote 85 percent space on cigarette packets to warnings against the effects of tobacco. 'We have issued a notification to ensure that in the next few months cigarette manufacturers have 85 percent space on packets covered with either pictorial warnings or messages warning against the perils of tobacco,' the minister said. He made the announcement at an event celebrating Global Handwashing Day here. (Read: I feel empty and depressed without cigarettes. Please help!)
According to reports the pictures for the packaging will be given by Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, leading oncologist. Recently there were reports that India was flouting anti-tobacco laws, that required that requires a clear warning on the packaging with a large picture and writing.
Here are 8 reasons why smoking is bad for your health
1. Firstly, the nicotine in cigarettes makes the blood vessels in the skin smaller and thinner, thereby reducing blood flow. This reduces the amount of nutrition and oxygen that your skin can get. So, you are essentially starving your skin.
2. Harmful ingredients in cigarette smoke (more than 4000 of them!) end up damaging your skin s elastin and collagen the fibres which make your skin more supple and elastic. Ultimately, this causes your skin to sag more and adds to the early appearance of wrinkles.
3. The heat that you are exposed to from burning cigarettes can also add to the formation of wrinkles by causing repeated trauma to the skin.
4. Repeated facial expressions like squinting your eyes to keep out smoke or pursing your lips to inhale can cause even more wrinkles. Read more about World No Tobacco Day 2013: 8 reasons why smoking is bad for your beauty
With inputs from IANS
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