Famed for roles in From Here To Eternity (1953), the Sweet Smell Of Success (1957), and Elmer Gantry (1960), Burt Lancaster offered a lot to Hollywood. Sadly, he suffered from a number of serious health issues, in part due to his smoking habit. Developing heart disease, which may be been worsened by his smoking, Lancaster suffered from a stroke that left him partially paralysed in 1990.
The Centres for Disease and Prevention (CDC) confirmed: “Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body.”
Smoking can cause:
- Cancer
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Lung diseases
- Diabetes
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Eye diseases
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
Secondhand smoke also leads to such adverse health effects.
Aside from smoking, coronary artery disease can develop due to a lack of physical activity and a fatty diet, the NHS states.
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As such, the plaques of fat harden along the arteries, causing them to narrow and restricts blood flow.
If blood flow to the brain is restricted, a mini stroke can occur; if the brain is starved of oxygen for a longer period of time, a more damaging stroke occurs.
When the blood flow to the heart is restricted, heart muscles die, which is what happens during a heart attack.
Burt Lancaster stars in Ten Tall Men, on Monday, September 26 at 5.15pm on Film4.