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The serious disease that awaits some ex-smokers

Risk of type 2 diabetes is temporarily higher in those who kick the habit compared with those who keep puffing.
Man smoking

After people quit smoking, their risk of type 2 diabetes rises but their risk of death from all chronic disease falls. Credit: Gary Roebuck/Alamy

People who have recently quit smoking are more likely than habitual smokers to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes — but quitting still lowers the risk of death from all chronic diseases.

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Nature 560, 413 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05958-5

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