CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO IN INDIA AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH IT

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Shukla Ankit, Chauhan Abhishek, Negi, Pradeep

The plant of tobacco is grown worldwide commercially for its leaves and stems.The dried leaves of tobacco are

mainly used for smoking in cigars, cigarettes. Tobacco is also consumed in the form of chewing tobacco as well as

snuff. The tobacco products demanded by the guest are cigars and cigarettes . The person who is responsible to serve cigars and cigarettes

in Hotels is known as Sommelier The use of tobacco creates risk factors for many diseases like it affects the heart, liver and lungs. The

countries where tobacco is grown are China, India, Japan, South Africa and many other countries. Cigars are available in various sizes and

shapes like Parejo, Pyramid, torpedo etc.

The cigar is having three parts i.e. 􀃶ller, binder and wrapper while cigarettes are machine rolled. Due to the coming of International hotel

chains to India like Hyatt, Marriot the ratio of people taking cigars has been increased because when the ratio of International hotels

increased ,the traffic movement of International guest also increased .As we know the use of cigar is more in other countries so they have

inculcate the habit of smoking cigars in India as well .Due to this the domestic hotels have also started keeping the cigars in order to survive

in the market.

Tobacco has its usage from last many years and is considered as the most highly addictive increasingly popular with the arrival of countries

like Spain to America. The moment Industrial Revolution came Cigarettes were becoming were popular in the Region of Europe as well as in

the New World.

The discovery of Tobacco was done by the native people Mesoamerica as well as by South America and later on they introduced it to the rest

of the World. Objectives

Ÿ To 􀃶nd out the consumption of Tobacco in India.

Ÿ To know the risk factors associated with the consumption of tobacco.

Ÿ To know the factors which have speeded up the consumption of Tobacco in India.

Ÿ To know the measures taken in order to reduce the ratio of people consuming Tobacco.