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1 WELLNESS
E-CIGARETTE SMOKING COULD HAVE CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS
A new study indicates that e-cigarette smoking can have a substantial effect on young smokers’ health, even if they never become tobacco smokers.
Rob McConnell, the lead author of the study, published in the American Thoracic Society’s Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care, found an association between the use of e-cigarettes and a persistent cough, bronchitis and congestion or phlegm in young smokers. The study found that, when compared to a control group of individuals who had never tried e-cigarettes, users were at 85% greater risk of experiencing respiratory symptoms.
“E-cigarettes are known to deliver chemicals toxic to the lungs, including oxidant metals, glycerol vapour, diketone flavouring compounds and nicotine,” says McConnell. “However, there has been little study on the chronic health effects of e-cigarettes. This study provided an opportunity to examine bronchitic symptoms common among smokers to see if the risk was also increased in users of e-cigarettes,” he adds.
2 NUTRITION
YO-YO DIETING IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEART
A new study reveals that yo-yo dieting may increase the risk of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death in post-menopausal women.
The researchers studied 153 063 post-menopausal women over 11
