Grouping pack-years into quantiles, computed separately for men and women, showed that the risks in our study were higher than those previously reported 19
I too thought the advert was a bit too much, especially with so many e-cigarette opponents looking for anything to fuel their destructive efforts
Adjusting for all of these variables and for demographic factors, the researchers found, overall, that former e-cigarette use was associated with a 21 percent increase in the risk of respiratory disease, while current e-cigarette use was associated with a 43 percent increase
Now some of you may be thinking, Oh but Im thin, not obese, and dont have diabetes. But if your diet consists of excess sugar, youre still prone to these diseases due to visceral fat, a dangerous fat surrounding the abdominal organs that doesnt always expose itself
This is particularly important for teenagers and young adults, whose brains are still developing