If you are a smoker, quitting now greatly reduces your risk of heart disease. Just because you're young doesn't mean you can wait to worry about heart disease. The lifestyles that people establish in college are often sustained later in life. Making a few healthy changes now could save your life in the long run. Special thanks to Jan Schaefer, Dr. Joan Addington-White, Liz Freitick, and Katie Saur for their help with this column.
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Healthbeat is written by student Mari Kass.