Vaping Contains 10 Times As Many Cancer Chemicals As Cigarettes (Video)
by N.Morgan Vaping or E-cigarettes have been found to contain 10 times the level of cancer-causing agents as regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said Thursday, the latest blow to an invention once heralded as less harmful than smoking. The electronic devices — increasingly popular around the world, particularly among young people — function by heating flavored liquid, which often contains nicotine, into a vapor that is inhaled, much like traditional cigarettes but without the smoke. Researchers commissioned by Japan’s Health Ministry found carcinogens such as formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in the vapor produced by several types of e-cigarette liquid, a health ministry official told AFP. Formaldehyde – a substance found in building materials and embalming fluids — was present at much higher levels than carcinogens found in the smoke from regular cigarettes, the official said. “In one brand of e-cigarette the team found more than 10 times the level of...