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Despite their widespread popularity, there remains limited knowledge about their health implications

Excessive levels of glucose and free fatty acids induce stress in insulin-sensitive tissues resulting in the release of several cytokines and chemokines including CRP, fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI), IL-1, TNF-, CC-chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2), CCL3, CXC-chemokine ligand 8 [55, 56]

Similarly, having a smoking sibling did not show a significant association with smoking status ( 2 =0.07, df=1, p=0.789)

Tobacco is also actively being used in perfumery