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"\n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\nEveryone's reporting on the recent Centers for Disease Control research that found the number of heavy smokers is down. But if you dig a little deeper into the findings, you'll come across a pretty terrifying stat: more and more people are becoming light smokers. The CDC defines them as smoking one to nine cigarettes per day. You might know them by this definition: those who puff only when they have a cocktail. Either way, light smokers are kidding themselves if they think the habit isn't horrible for their health.\n\nAccording to the CDC, 16.4 percent of the population were light smokers in 2005. And in 2010 (the latest year for which there's data), that went up by over five percent to 21.8 percent. If you're one of those one in five people who's a part-time puffer, there are some things we think you should know before you light up again:Less isn't necessarily better. As we've reported before, even the occasional cigarette can lead to serious health problems. Yes, lung cancer. And yes, heart disease. But also a few others you might not think of: wrinkly skin before your time and damaged eggs, which means you could have trouble getting pregnant and experience a higher miscarriage rate than non-smoking women.As one of the CDC researchers noted in the release, \"Even occasional smoking causes harm.  only safe thing to do is to quit smoking entirely.\"Are you a social smoker? Do you have friends who are? Does it surprise you that even infrequent cigarettes can lead to fertility problems and major health issues?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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