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Have High BP And Overweight. Can Chewing Tobacco Causes Heart Attack?

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Posted on Sat, 13 Jul 2013
Question: I am 25 years old and weigh 214. Can chewing tobacco a few times a day cause a heart attack at my age?
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Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (38 minutes later)
Yes would be answer to your question. Tobacco chewing increases risk at all ages. Apart from that you already have two additional risk factors, high BP and overweight or obesity. In this back ground tobacco chewing can act as risk multiplier. Additionally it can cause other major illnesses like mouth cancer.

Hope this answers your query. Let me know if you have additional enquiries.

Regards
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Have High BP And Overweight. Can Chewing Tobacco Causes Heart Attack?

Yes would be answer to your question. Tobacco chewing increases risk at all ages. Apart from that you already have two additional risk factors, high BP and overweight or obesity. In this back ground tobacco chewing can act as risk multiplier. Additionally it can cause other major illnesses like mouth cancer.

Hope this answers your query. Let me know if you have additional enquiries.

Regards