Earth.com: Does smoking increase blood pressure risk? Urine tests reveal the answer
October 9, 2025 —
Most people know smoking hurts the heart. The knotty question has been whether it pushes up blood pressure on its own or just travels with other risks. A new analysis says yes, the link is real. It says the signal gets clearer when researchers check urine for chemicals from tobacco, rather than relying only on what people say. The study was led by Dr. Setor K. Kunutsor, Professor / Evelyn Wyrzykowski Research Chair in Cardiology at the University of Manitoba, working with collaborators in the Netherlands.
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