Vapeboss – Research conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Washington shows that smokers who switch to e-cigarettes appear to have healthier lifestyles.

The study, titled "Is e-cigarette use associated with better health and functioning among smokers approaching midlife?", surveyed a group of participants who smoked at age 30 and another group who smoked or vaped at age 39. The study measured approximately nine factors of healthy aging, well-being, and looked at how often they engaged in certain activities.

The research team emphasized that they do not claim vaping is healthy and highlighted its disadvantages. However, they added that for smokers who find it difficult to quit, vaping can be used as a stepping stone to a healthier lifestyle.

"While the research cannot show causality, we think that because e-cigarettes have less stigma, less odor, and are less physically harmful, e-cigarettes can increase health promotion opportunities among smokers," said study author Rick Kosterman. "What we are saying is that e-cigs do have a positive role for adult smokers who continue to use nicotine."

Smokers who switch to vaping reduce heart disease risk by 34%

Meanwhile, findings recently reported in Circulation show that smokers who exclusively switch to vaping reduce their risk of heart disease by 34%. Using a longitudinal approach, the research team analyzed data from 32,000 adult tobacco users who participated in the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) over a six-year period from 2013 to 2019. The researchers assessed vaping and smoking patterns, and then compared them with the self-reported incidence of heart disease, such as stroke, heart attack, and heart failure.

The collected data showed that compared to non-smokers, smokers experienced a 1.8 times higher risk of heart disease, while the risk for exclusive vapers did not differ statistically. For this effect, the study concluded that there is a significant association between smoking and heart disease, but not between vaping and heart disease.

Source: Vapingpost