Health Concerns Associated With The Electronic Cigarette – Truth Or Lies?
When trying a new product it is wise to ask about the potential risks that may be encountered. When it comes to health, e-cigarette producers will honestly tell you the scientific studies have not been completed for this new product. However, they will also tell you that inhaling a vapor mist is not comparable to the health risks of inhaling tobacco smoke.
For generations the dangers of smoking were not known. As the habit was clearly proven to have links to cancer, heart disease and proven to be a causative factor in other serious illnesses even long term smokers now realize the dangers of inhaling toxic smoke. Smokers used to argue that tobacco was a natural product and therefore not dangerous. The changes that occur in this substance when it is burned is the root of the problem for smokers.
Electronic cigarettes first appeared on the market in Europe in 2003 and when they were initially sold in the U.S. they were viewed as a gimmick. Improved batteries and technology have turned the gimmick into a viable and realistic alternative to smoking harmful tobacco.
The carcinogens created by burning tobacco leaves are not present in electronic cigarettes. There is nothing burned and no smoke produced. Some concerns expressed about health and the e-cigarette product focus on propylene glycol used to produce vapor.
The FDA approved propylene glycol many years ago as safe for inhalation and it is an ingredient in many products made today. Some will say PG is antifreeze but that is diethylene glycol and a different chemical compound. For over forty years, propylene glycol has been an approved food additive.
In time the safety of electronic cigarettes and any health factors associated with the e-cigarette will be proven scientifically. To date, no substantial health hazards have been identified. Manufacturers do not claim there are no health risk in using e-cigs but they honestly say almost anything is safer than smoking tobacco.
If you buy e-liquid for refillable e-cigarette products it is recommend you buy only from reputable manufacturers. If there is any health risk that has been associated with e-cigarette (s), it is the unreliable quality control of some refill solutions.
Chinese imports were tested and found to contain unreliable nicotine levels. Some were so low as to be almost non-existent while other bottles of e-liquids contained far more nicotine strength than is healthy to use. These are cheap imported refill products that are not under any quality control as yet.
Buying an electronic cigarette with pre-filled replaceable cartridges eliminate the need to buy or even worry about the questionable quality of the e-liquid refills on the market. This removes the only valid health concern associated with the e-cigarette today.
Mary Kay Rivers has become an acclaimed expert on all aspects of electronic cigarettes. Her publications such as a green smoke review and about e-cig benefits have become well-known.
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