Myth: Vaping causes Popcorn Lung: Difference between revisions
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=Who's information can lead people to believe that vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | =Who's information can lead people to believe that vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | ||
Some of these websites don't specifically say that people who vape get Popcorn Lung. They mention diacetyl is in e-cigarettes and that diacetyl can cause popcorn lung. Their failure lies in neglecting to point out that popcorn lung is rare, there is more diacetyl in combustible cigarettes than vapor products, and there are no [https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/05/e-cigarette-opponents-still-making-up.html documented] cases of popcorn lung that can be directly attributed to vaping. | Some of these websites don't specifically say that people who vape get Popcorn Lung. They mention diacetyl is in e-cigarettes and that diacetyl can cause popcorn lung. Their failure lies in neglecting to point out that popcorn lung is rare, there is more diacetyl in combustible cigarettes than vapor products, and there are no [https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/05/e-cigarette-opponents-still-making-up.html documented] cases of popcorn lung that can be directly attributed to smoking or vaping that has been medically verified. | ||
===Cites Harvard researcher's study or press release as source=== | ===Cites Harvard researcher's study or press release as source=== | ||
*American Lung Association (ALA) - [https://www.lung.org/blog/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs Popcorn Lung: A Dangerous Risk of Flavored E-Cigarettes] - WayBack Machine Links: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160709232304/http://www.lung.org/about-us/blog/2016/07/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs.html July 2016] and still online [https://web.archive.org/web/20240120181104/https://www.lung.org/blog/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs January 2024]. (wording slightly changed) | *American Lung Association (ALA) - [https://www.lung.org/blog/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs Popcorn Lung: A Dangerous Risk of Flavored E-Cigarettes] - WayBack Machine Links: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160709232304/http://www.lung.org/about-us/blog/2016/07/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs.html July 2016] and still online [https://web.archive.org/web/20240120181104/https://www.lung.org/blog/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs January 2024]. (wording slightly changed) | ||