A study reveals that smokers who quit before age 40 erase almost all risk of early death.

A new study has released some interesting data that provides stronger evidence of the health problems associated with smoking, but also shows positive results for those who quit.

The findings, which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that quitting smoking by age 40 lowers your risk of a premature death.

Smokers who refused to quit at all lose about a decade, while those who stopped between the ages of 35 and 44 acquired back about nine out of those ten years. Cigarette fans who quit somewhere between the ages of 45 and 54 gained back six years of their lives.

The longer life expectancy pertains to the risks of stroke and heart disease. The study suggests that both dangers rapidly decrease when someone quits. However, the risk of getting lung cancer doesn’t reduce significantly.

When lungs are negatively impacted from smoking, the healing process is very long. A Toronto based doctor states “The years of smoking are not erased but the damage done is halted”.