Select Committee on Health Minutes of Evidence

Appendix 1

Table 13

OTHER DISEASES CAUSED IN PART BY SMOKING

Gastric ulcer	Periodontitis
Duodenal ulcer	*Tobacco Amblyopia
Crohn's disease	Age related macular degeneration
Osteoporosis	Cataract
Reduced fecundity Reduced growth of fetus

  *Risk increased five or more times.

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Prepared 14 January 2000