New study set to show long-term negative effects of vaping

Kfm Mornings with Darren, Sherlin and Sibs speak about a new study about the long-term effects of vaping.

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Vaping does not come without risk, according to exclusive reports from The Daily Mirror, about a new study from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom (UK).

According to the study in progress, vaping may be more dangerous to the body than cigarettes - putting long-term users at risk of dementia, heart disease and organ failure, according to Dr Maxime Boidin, who is leading the study.

The study, which is dubbed the world’s first controlled study of vaping's long-term effects, is set to conclude in March, according to reports.

In contradiction with Dr Boidin's study, evidence from the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) has described inhaling nicotine vapour from E-cigarettes as “substantially less harmful than smoking.” 

How the study works...

During the study at the university’s Institute of Sport, participants -- aged between 18 to 45, with an average age of 27 and similar levels of fitness and physical activity -- were given regular stress tests to measure the elasticity of their blood vessels and the speed of blood flow to their brains.

For 12 hours before testing, they consumed only water and desisted from vaping, smoking and exercise.

According to Dr Boidin, the mediated dilation (FMD) test, in which a cuff is placed on the participant’s arm and inflated to restrict blood flow before being released to measure how much the artery expands as more blood passes through it, produces the starkest results.

Further tests proved that the blood flow in smokers and vapers is similarly impaired, putting them at risk of developing cognitive dysfunction, including dementia, say reports.

Dr Boidin believes the damage is due to inflammation caused by nicotine and the metals and chemicals found in vape. 

Substances in chemical flavourings, such as carbonyl compounds, cause inflammation and oxidative stress, damaging the artery's inner wall and causing cell death.

Dr Boidin, whose study results will be published after the test concludes in March, says the study provides evidence that fitness levels, even in young vapers, can be impaired.

"Other than all this, you also don't know when to stop and that can also be damaging," says Darren.

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