Smoking increases cardiovascular risk in all of the following ways, EXCEPT
A) increasing oxygen in the blood.
B) increasing blood pressure.
C) reducing high-density lipoproteins.
D) increasing heart rate.

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Smoking decreases oxygen in the blood, not increases it. It does increase blood pressure, reduce high-density lipoproteins, and increase heart rate, all of which contribute to an increased cardiovascular risk.

Smoking Increases Cardiovascular Risk in All of the Following Ways