Like about 3 million French people, you can’t do without your electronic cigarette? Caution: according to a new study by the University of Pittsburgh (in the United States), a particular “taste” is more dangerous than the others for health: it is acts of mint aroma.
To reach this (surprising) conclusion, the American researchers worked with a “robot-vaper”: able to imitate human breathing as well as human behaviors associated with vaping, it allowed scientists to to accurately measure the size and number of particles emitted when using an electronic cigarette.
Verdict? American researchers found that when the product used in the e-cigarette contained menthol, the smoke emitted on exhalation was more concentrated in toxic particles.
Better to avoid electronic cigarettes “mint flavor”
In addition, scientists have observed that people who regularly use a “mint-flavoured” electronic cigarette had (on average) less healthy lungs than the others, with in particular a lower lung capacity. less important and less ample breathing.
“Many people, especially younger people, are convinced that vaping is safe. But even without nicotine, vaping liquids contain components that are potentially harmful to the lungs.“ warns Dr. Kambez H. Benam, the main author of this work.
For American researchers, the menthol in electronic cigarettes could be as dangerous for the lungs as vitamin E acetate, the molecule suspected of being at the origin of “the death epidemic” which occurred in 2019 in the United States among vaping enthusiasts…
Source :University of Pittsburgh
