A 'vaping robot' has helped scientists uncover the damage menthol flavoured vapes do to your lungs
Menthol-flavouredThey used a specially designed"vaping robot" that mimics the mechanics of human breathing and vaping behaviour to analyse the difference mint flavouring makes.
They also examined the medical records of vapers and found menthol vapers took shallower breaths and had poorer lung function compared to non-menthol smokers - regardless of age, gender, race, and smoking nicotine or cannabis products. "Many people, especially youth, erroneously assume that vaping is safe, but even nicotine-free vaping mixtures contain many compounds that can potentially damage the lungs," said senior author Kambez H Benam, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Read more:
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