Chemical flavorings found in e-cigarettes linked to lung disease
In <i>some</i> e-cigarette <i>flavors</i>. Look at the actual study [1] and you&#x27;ll see the dangers are mainly limited to some buttery&#x2F;fruity&#x2F;nutty flavors. The fact that Diacetyl occurs at much higher concentrations in regular cigarettes goes unmentioned. &#x27;Popcorn lung&#x27; disease occurred with workers who were exposed to enough Diacetyl vapor in a day as an e-cig &#x27;smoker&#x27; would be in a month. Finally, I&#x27;ll leave the conclusion of the UK Department of Health [2] : &quot;E-cigarettes around 95% less harmful than tobacco estimates landmark review&quot;<p>As indicated in the second link, the scaremongering of studies such as this one mislead smokers into thinking that e-cigarettes are about as dangerous as regular ones. The dangers are not equivalent, by a long shot. Every smoker that switches to e-cigs, as I did 3 years ago after a 20 year habit and three failed attempts to quit, is much better off. Haven&#x27;t smoked a &#x27;real&#x27; one since. I know at least 50 people with the same experience (anecdotal, I know, but still...).<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ehp.niehs.nih.gov&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;advpub&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;ehp.1510185.acco.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ehp.niehs.nih.gov&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;advpub&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;e...</a>
[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gov.uk&#x2F;government&#x2F;news&#x2F;e-cigarettes-around-95-less-harmful-than-tobacco-estimates-landmark-review" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gov.uk&#x2F;government&#x2F;news&#x2F;e-cigarettes-around-95-le...</a>