India, March 24 -- Smoking is injurious to health- only a rare soul has never come across this warning. And despite the ill effects of the habit being widely known, it remains a habit indulged in by many.

When we think about the harmful effects of smoking, one often thinks of lung cancer or cardiovascular diseases. However, that is not the case, according to Dr Jeremy London, a cardiovascular surgeon with over 25 years of experience.

Taking to Instagram on March 23, Dr London noted that while the danger of "lung cancer, heart attack, or stroke" is "very real," smoking does yet another serious damage to our body.

Dr London warned that smoking makes the skeletal system weaker by reducing bone density, and thereby making an individual mor...