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No, there is no safe amount of cigar consumption. “Consistent data from all identified cohort and case-control studies indicate a significantly elevated risk f
by op00to 2y ago
No, there is no safe amount of cigar consumption.
“Consistent data from all identified cohort and case-control studies indicate a significantly elevated risk for oral and pharyngeal cancer associated with cigar use, with evidence of a dose-dependent relation. Coupled with biologic mechanisms that likely are very similar to those involved in cigarette-related carcinogenesis, the available evidence strongly supports the conclusion that cigar use is a cause of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx.”
This is one of many negative health effects from cigar consumption, including overall mortality, cardiovascular disease, lung, bladder, and head/neck cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and periodontal disease risk. You can evaluate your own risk, but tobacco consumption seems like there is no “safe” amount of consumption according to broad literature reviews.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK586217/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK586217/
- TimTheTinker 2y ago"Medically safe" and "acceptable risk" are very different terms with different meanings. The medical establishment also says there's no safe amount of alcohol use, but that doesn't stop people from (rightly, I believe) enjoying a beer or glass of wine every now and then. The medical establishment's obsession with harm/risk reduction to the extreme is hazardous to human flourishing, in my opinion. We all have to come to terms with our eventual death to make the most of the life we have. I think the medical establishment is more motivated by insurance policy profits than by a desire to promote human flourishing. Joy and friendship and enjoyment and gratitude (etc.) are far better for our well-being than minimization of harm.