A new study has revealed a worrying link between vaping and some seriously life threatening diseases.
And it’s not good news for vapers, because it turns out that it could actually be more harmful to your body than cigarettes.
This is according to a new study that has found there to be an increasing risk of dementia, heart disease and organ failure among people who vape.
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Leading the research at Manchester Metropolitan University is Dr Maxime Boidin who said: “Smokers tend to go outside and smoke, and once a cigarette is finished they have to light up another to keep going. But with vapes, you just keep going and it’s much harder to know how many puffs you’ve had.
“It’s much easier to vape continuously because you can do it in places where smoking might be less acceptable.
“What we have found is the dangers for someone who keeps vaping are no different from smokers.”
However, not everyone agrees and the UK’s NHS even labels vaping as ‘substantially’ less dangerous than smoking.
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Reflecting on this, Boidin continued: “At the beginning, I also believed that vaping was more beneficial than smoking. You see a lot more people vaping these days because they don’t think it’s too bad. Many will be horrified to know the truth.”
According to the study, both smokers and vapers had health results that indicated damaged artery walls, which could be a sign of more serious cardiovascular issues in the future.
Blood flow was also impacted, which increases the risk of cognitive diseases like dementia.
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Boidin went on to say: “When you put this mixture of metals and chemicals into your body you can't expect nothing to happen.
“The only benefit of vaping is to help people quit smoking, but if they keep vaping the result is going to be the same. I think doctors should be able to prescribe vapes for a certain time, so they could be used as a transition tool, but only for a short time.
“We now know the long-term effects of vaping, and if we don’t act now we will see a health emergency in the next 10, 15 years.”
There has been a push in the UK government to ban certain vaping products and enforce tighter restrictions around the sale of vapes.
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Labour MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell, said: “This study adds to the body of evidence that vaping can cause significant harm to a person. The government should take stricter measures in ensuring that vapes are only accessible to people who currently smoke as a smoking cessation intervention.”