There was controversy for a long time about the dangers of smoking, and tobacco cigarettes is less harmful regular or electronic cigarettes, but the results of a recent study, analysing the levels of cancer-causing substances in the body that resolved the controversy recently.
The study found that the use of electronic cigarettes are safer and less toxic than smoking regular tobacco.
The researchers found that the levels of toxins in the saliva or Paul who switched from regular cigarette smoking electronic cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapy like nicotine gum or posters for at least six months was much lower than the levels of continued smoking.
Leon said Shihab specialist in epidemiology and public health at University College London, researchers who prepared the study team leader. "our study adds to existing evidence which shows that e-cigarettes and nicotine is safer than smoking, refers to the risk associated with the use Long term low. "
Many health experts that the electronic cigarette that does not contain much less serious alternative to tobacco smoking, likely to be a key tool to help public health.
But some question to be safe in the long term, and he worried that "a gateway to smoking".
And analysed the study published Monday in the journal (Ennals of antrnal medicine) on internal medicine samples of saliva and Paul users of electronic cigarettes and nicotine long ago for tobacco smokers, compared the levels of chemicals in their bodies.
The study found that those who have turned to electronic cigarettes or nicotine they had much lower levels of toxic chemicals or carcinogens, compared with those who keep smoking tobacco.
They said that those who have used electronic cigarettes or nicotine, but they haven't completely quit smoking did not show the same decline in levels of toxins. This ensures that the complete transformation necessary for long term benefits for quitting smoking.
Who says that tobacco is the biggest cause of preventable death in the world and predicted that the total number of deaths to 1 billion deaths by the end of this century, if current trends continue.
At present, smoking kills about six million people every year.
