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The link below is a systematic evidence review published by Public Health England, covering 415 studies relating to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Ke
by jdietrich 7y ago
The link below is a systematic evidence review published by Public Health England, covering 415 studies relating to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Key quotes:
One assessment of the published data on emissions from cigarettes and EC calculated the lifetime cancer risks. It concluded that the cancer potencies of EC were largely under 0.5% of the risk of smoking.
Comparative risks of cardiovascular disease and lung disease have not been quantified but are likely to be also substantially below the risks of smoking. Among
EC users, two studies of biomarker data for acrolein, a potent respiratory irritant, found levels consistent with non-smoking levels.
Biomarkers of exposure assessed to date are consistent with significant reductions in harmful constituents and for a few biomarkers assessed in this chapter, similar levels to smokers abstaining from smoking or non-smokers were observed.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
- DanBC 7y agoDon't forget that most of the evidence they used comes from research funded by the tobacco industry, and when you exclude that data the research shows more harm.
- magna7 7y agoIt's all relative. I don't see the CDC telling people to stop stuffing donuts in their mouths, which is far more harmful for public health.
- chungus_khan 7y agoI mean, they definitely are doing that: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/eating_habits.html https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/eating_habit... But that kind of content very definitely grabs fewer headlines.