Interaction Between Tobacco Consumption, BMI and Diabetes Manigandan T1,*, Kumar S Kisore2, Julius A3 1Research Scholar, Professor, BIHER Professor, Department of Orthodontics, 2Asst. Director, R&D, BIHER Professor, Department of Orthodontics, 3Professor& Head, Department of Biochemistry, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai. *Corresponding author: Dr. T. Manigandan, email- manident@yahoo.com, mail2kristain@gmail.com
Online published on 6 April, 2019. Abstract There is a wide consumption of tobacco in various forms, worldwide. It is well implied from many researches that tobacco has many delirious effects on oral as well as general health. Tobacco has a direct effect on oral cavity which varies from stains to malignancies. It is well known that tobacco has many indirect influence on many body parameters like BMI and it also contributes to many systemic morbidities. This reviews details the interaction between tobacco usage and its effect on BMI & Diabetes. It is inferred that proper health education through tobacco cessation counselling not only reduces the ill-effects of smoking in oral health but also contributes in improving general health. Top Keywords Tobacco, BMI, Diabetes. Top |