Menthol cigars damage more than regular ones

• April 26, 2024

The menthol cigars cause more harm than non-menthol cigarettes, are linked to the increase in the number of children who begin smoke and they must be withdrawn from the market, he says The Food and Drug Association (FDA) of the United States.

The Scientific Advisory Committee for Tobacco Products, showed that the additives used in the menthol cigars makes it easier to start smoking in young people and more difficult to try kick the habit for African-Americans , main group of consumption of said products.

The report points out some data taken from studies, where it is spoken of as the menthol substance within the cigarettes It can alter the metabolism of the elements of tobacco, including nicotine. Menthol affects the Nicotine metabolism in the liver systems, among other affectations.

The committee concludes that withdraw menthol cigars of the market would benefit the health of the general public.