Myth: Vaping causes Popcorn Lung: Difference between revisions
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Carrie Arnold [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892907/ commented] on this study and said, "this study did not assess levels of diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, and acetoin in actual users, much less health effects. So it’s premature to assume that exposure to these chemicals via e-cigarettes causes health problems." | Carrie Arnold [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892907/ commented] on this study and said, "this study did not assess levels of diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, and acetoin in actual users, much less health effects. So it’s premature to assume that exposure to these chemicals via e-cigarettes causes health problems." | ||
Dr. Brad Rodu has concerns about the methods used in this study and said in his [https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2015/12/is-harvard-e-cigarette-buttery-flavor.html blog], "As I advised previously, vapers should only use liquids that are certified to be free of buttery flavors that are suspected respiratory toxicants. However, laboratory investigations of e-cigarettes should use validated methods to assure credibility. The results of the Harvard Buttery Flavor Study do not meet this standard." | |||
The study and alarm over the potential danger of vaping made headlines across the US and globally. Most of the articles failed to mention there are [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892705/ more] of these chemicals in [https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/53/2/1801151 combustible cigarettes], and there are no [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf documented] cases of Popcorn Lung being caused by [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892932/ smoking] or [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693960/ vaping]. | The study and alarm over the potential danger of vaping made headlines across the US and globally. Most of the articles failed to mention there are [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892705/ more] of these chemicals in [https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/53/2/1801151 combustible cigarettes], and there are no [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf documented] cases of Popcorn Lung being caused by [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892932/ smoking] or [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693960/ vaping]. | ||