All children over the age of two years and all adults should adopt a heart-healthy eating pattern as a principal way of reducing coronary heart disease. Older male smokers are also nearly twice as likely to die from stroke than older men who do not smoke, and these odds are nearly as high for older female smokers. Further, the risk of dying from lung cancer is 22 times higher for male smokers than male nonsmokers and 12 times higher for female smokers than female nonsmokers. Even if you have already had a heart attack, you can reduce your chances of a second attack if you quit smoking. Ex-smokers can also reduce their risk of stroke and cancer, improve blood flow and lung function, and help stop diseases like emphysema and bronchitis from getting worse.
Older smokers are more likely to succeed at quitting smoking than younger smokers.
Quitting helps relieve smoking-related symptoms like shortness of breath, coughing, and chest pain. Many quit to avoid further health problems and take control of their lives. Weight control is a question of balance. You get calories from the foods you eat. You burn off calories by exercising.