Electronic cigarettes are often used by smokers as alternatives to ordinary cigarettes, thinking they are less dangerous than these. And for some, it's also a way to stop smoking. But, do you know that you expose yourself to more risk by smoking these electronic cigarettes?
According to a recent scientific study, cigarettes contain up to 10 times more carcinogenic compounds compared to tobacco. So, if you think of protecting yourself by choosing these cigarettes, it may be time for you to review your position.
What do electronic cigarettes really contain?
Like ordinary cigarettes, e-cigarettes provide nicotine to smokers. But unlike the ordinary ones that do it in the form of smoke, electronics do it with steam.
The electronic device is in fact composed of a battery-powered rechargeable element; in addition to a replaceable cartridge that can contain nicotine and other chemicals, and at the end of an atomizer that converts the contents of the cartridge into steam when heated.
But this vapor you inhale is loaded with carcinogenic chemicals. This is what the Japanese researchers say, according to which the electronic researchers would be 10 times more carcinogenic than ordinary cigarettes.
At the request of their Ministry of Health, the research team, led by Naoki Kunugita, found carcinogenic formaldehyde and acetaldehydes in the liquid produced by the e-cigarettes analyzed.
According to Ministry of Health declarations, formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, is much present in the liquids of electronic cigarettes than in the chemicals used in the manufacture of ordinary cigarettes.
As reported by lead author of the study, Naoki Kunugita, his team found in e-cigarettes 10 times the level of carcinogens contained in a regular cigarette. Worse still, it has been found that the level of harmful products increases more when the conduit for vaporizing the liquid is overheated.
Following such results, it is becoming increasingly obvious that these carcinogenic products are far from the sure alternatives that were hoped for. As a reminder, in 2015, the WHO recommended that governments prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to minors because they pose a serious threat to them.