SMOKING DOESN'T CAUSE THE BIGGEST HARM TO HUMANITY

Around forty years ago global anti-smoking campaign has been started all over the world. In 1964, warning labels became a strict law requirement on every tobacco product. A ban on all cigarette advertising on TV took effect on January 2, 1971 in USA. Finally, great number of mostly developed countries have enacted bans on smoking in public places or workplaces since the early 2000s.

Of course, the background of these measures is obvious. But sometimes it seems like governments, social anti-smoking organizations, medicine institutions, paying so much attention to the harm of tobacco, just ignore other global problems of humanity, which are not less serious and can lead to high mortality rates.

Immuno and stress resistance, environmental pollution, chemical food additives and conservants have become a common thing nowadays.

Fast food is everywhere, having made our kids addicted to gas water, fat hamburgers, fried potato, sweet cookies and chips, which have the only one motto – the more you eat, the more you want. Food industry is using cutting edge technologies not for producing the healthier products, but to gain higher profits. It is quite difficult to find natural products on the market shelves today. And there are no ideas regarding banning fast food advertising so far.

The situation with immuno and stress resistance is not better. Modern life sets very high requirements to society. It resembles to the biggest race of mankind. Not everyone can cope with such rhythm. It creates nervous break-downs and deep depressions. The last, in its turn, leads to weakened immuno system – fertile ground for a disease.

Though according to the statistics, life expectancy rates have been increased in 4,5 years since 1960 in USA, comprising 73,1 years for women in 1960 and 77,7 years in 2006, these are not so good results, considering the significant progress in medicine in these 45 years.

Undoubtedly, strict smoking restrictions are the important and essential steps in the national health care movement. But while focusing on it, do not forget about other problems, existing nowadays as their negative impact on the health of our nation is becoming more and more serious.