Electronic cigarettes also cause cancer

Electronic cigarettes are just as harmful as regular cigarettes because they cause cancer. This is the conclusion, researchers from the French National Consumers' Institute.

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They tested 10 different models of rechargeable and disposable Electronic Cigarette   for possible carcinogenic and toxic effects on human health. It found "a significant amount of cancer-causing molecules in the couple released during smoking, which had previously gone unnoticed."

According to French researchers, some carcinogenic substances in Electronic cigarettes They make them as hazardous to health as conventional cigarettes. The three models of the carcinogen formaldehyde level was comparable to that in conventional cigarettes. Highly toxic molecule of acrolein was also found in the couple produces an electronic cigarette when smoking. The level of acrolein in some cases, was even higher than that of conventional cigarettes.

The report strongly criticized the researchers exposed the absence of any protective devices on children in electronic cigarettes. Meanwhile, for children contained in these gadgets liquid nicotine can be deadly. Researchers, however, point out that there is no reason to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes, but they must be monitored much more strictly.

In some European countries in respect of these cigarettes entered or only introduced a ban on the use in public places, which applies to cigarettes. (READ MORE)

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