Anti-Tobacco Day 2024: To spread awareness about the harm caused by tobacco, 31st May is celebrated as ‘World No Tobacco Day’. The World Health Organization prepares a theme for it every year. The theme for the year 2024 is ‘Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference’
The meaning of this theme is to reduce the involvement of children in the tobacco industry. Let us tell you how this day started. Let us know the importance and history of World Tobacco Day. Eating tobacco can prove to be dangerous for health. Every No Tobacco Day is celebrated to spread awareness about quitting tobacco and never touching it. Let us know when and why it is advised to celebrate it.
Smoking can also harm mental health. It has a bad effect on the body. A large number of people all over the world consume tobacco in some form or the other. Bidi, cigarette and gutkha are smoked in some form or the other.
Smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke
Smoking weakens the arteries. The risk of coronary heart disease and stroke also increases significantly. In the last few years, the number of heart attacks and smoking has increased on a global level. Consumption of tobacco increases the risk of lung and cancer diseases.
When is No Tobacco Day celebrated
Every year 31st May is celebrated as No Tobacco Day. The proposal for World Tobacco Day was passed on the last day of May 1988. It is celebrated since then. People are made aware about the harm caused by it.
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