Parents who smoke are catching children

Babies who have at least one parent or mother who smoke, have about five times the amount of cotinine (a byproduct of nicotine) in their urine compared to other children.

"Our findings clearly show that by accumulating cotinine, babies have become strong smokers due to parental behavior , " said Dr. Mike Wailoo from Leicester University, UK and colleagues. know.

"This is the first time we have direct evidence of the impact of tobacco in children on children , " Wailoo said. He also stressed that cotinine is just one of thousands of dangerous nicotine byproducts that can accumulate in young children.

The study was conducted on 104 children of 12 weeks of age, 71 of whom had a father or mother smoked.

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