What harm does secondhand smoke do to children?

We all know that children are the future of the country and the hope of the nation. It has always been our goal to create a good family, social and learning environment for all children so that they can grow up healthily, happily and happily. But what are we giving our children in real life? Secondhand smoke is the smoke produced by burning tobacco that non-smokers are forced to inhale, also known as passive smoking and involuntary smoking. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of tobacco, the number of smokers has exceeded 300 million, accounting for 30% of the total number of smokers in the world. Due to the seriousness of smoking in public places, about 740 million non-smokers in China suffer from the dangers of secondhand smoke, and nearly 1 million people die each year from smoking-related diseases. What kind of harm will our children do to their growth if they live in an environment of secondhand smoke for a long time? Do you know? 1, secondhand smoke will greatly increase the probability of malignant tumors in children Children exposed to long-term exposure to secondhand smoke can cause leukemia, lymphoma and malignant tumors of the brain, and daughters who smoke more secondhand smoke may lead to breast cancer. 2, secondhand smoke can cause asthma in children Children exposed to secondhand smoke for a long time are prone to pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchial asthma and other respiratory diseases and infectious diseases of the lungs. In particular, asthma, when secondhand smoke and mites in the room combined to produce the effect, will lead to an increased incidence of asthma in preschool children. 3, second-hand smoke can affect children’s hearing development A survey in the UK showed that children living in smoky home environment for a long time can lead to acute otitis media, middle ear effusion and other diseases in babies, and even affect hearing in serious cases. 4, second-hand smoke can affect children’s height According to statistics, children in families where parents smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day are on average about 0.65 cm shorter than children in non-smoking families. 5, secondhand smoke can cause cardiovascular disease in children Children and adolescents who smoke passively in the home for a long time, due to a decrease in the concentration of high-density lipoprotein in the blood, will affect the normal function of cardiovascular. 6, second-hand smoke can lead to anorexia in children It is difficult to expel harmful substances from the body after the child is passively smoking, and if the father smokes while the baby is eating, it is easy to affect the child’s appetite. When the child associates smoking with eating, anorexia may occur. 7, second-hand smoke can affect the child’s intellectual development According to the latest scientific studies, children who smoke passively for a long time, the IQ value can drop by 2 points, their reading, math, reasoning skills will decline. 8, secondhand smoke can lead to childhood obesity Studies have shown that children exposed to secondhand smoke in the environment of its fat percentage is significantly higher than similar weight non-secondhand smoke exposed peers, and excess fat will lead to a lot more risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, etc. in these children when they grow up.