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Effects Of Smoking ? E-Cigarettes Versus Tobacco Cigarettes

Tobacco And Health Effects

E-cigarettes are the new up and coming product.  What is so special about E-cigarettes?  I was curious so I did some research and this is what I found out.  E-cigarettes smoke like real cigarettes with none of the disgusting side effects.  E-cigarettes are becoming the alternative to smoking real cigarettes.

Did you know that there are 599 additives in a tobacco cigarette, and that is not the worst part.  The burning of these additives changes their chemical compounds.  The burning of a cigarette while smoking produces over 4,000 chemical compounds, of which many are toxic and/or carcinogenic.  Not to mention the smoke that you inhale, which contains carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen cyanide, and ammonia, all of which are devastating to your health.  43 known carcinogens are in the smoke that you breathe and share with others around you.

The E-cigarette has no tobacco, smoke, or combustion involved in its operation; therefore, no burned chemicals.  E-cigarettes contain 20 ingredients, which are used in our food, health, and beauty products.  They have about the same amount of TSNAs (tobacco specific nitrosamines) as in FDA approved Nicotine Replacement Therapy products. Read the rest of this entry »