What behaviour has an astonishing range of damaging health effects, including causing cancer of the lungs, mouth, throat, oesophagus, larynx, bladder, kidney, cervix, pancreas and stomach? It causes cardiovascular disease and leads to heart attacks. It also causes strokes and causes vision, hearing, taste and smell to decline more quickly.

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Smoking has an astonishing range of damaging health effects, including causing various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, strokes, and declining vision, hearing, taste, and smell. Overeating, excessive drinking, and lack of exercise can also have negative health effects, but do not have the same range and severity as smoking.

What Behaviour Has an Astonishing Range of Damaging Health Effects