If you're a smoker who's switched to light or low-tar cigarettes to decrease the strain of smoking on your heart, you just might have to think again. Turkish researchers recently put light cigarettes to the test to see if they had a reduced affect on cardiovascular health compared to regular cigarettes. After lighting up, smokers had something called coronary flow velocity response (CVFR) tested, which means that their arteries were tested to see if they could properly dilate in response to blood flow. In both groups, CVFR fell significantly, and in addition, smoking either type of cigarette raised blood pressure and heart rate.Check out this article for more information about "the truth" behind light cigarettes.
