Is e-cigarette more harmful or tobacco more harmful?

Electronic cigarettes are very harmful.

E-cigarettes are different in composition from cigarettes. Propylene glycol mainly produces smoke in electronic cigarettes, and a substance replaces nicotine. Although there is no tar in e-cigarette, it does not mean that e-cigarette is harmless to human body. Inhalation of this fine particle can also cause pathological changes in trachea and lungs, so the harm of e-cigarettes is the same as that of cigarettes.

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Generally speaking, nicotine is an addictive substance in cigarettes, and tar is the main hazard to health. E-cigarettes can choose the tar content of cigarettes, so the harm of e-cigarettes is much less than that of cigarettes in this respect.

Various chemicals produced by cigarette burning are also harmful, and electronic cigarettes are basically absent. In addition, the perfume glycerin contained in regular and qualified e-cigarettes is edible, so although e-cigarettes are harmful, they are still much smaller than cigarettes.

E-cigarettes, which are called "electronic nicotine release system" by the World Health Organization, also contain a small amount of nicotine-free e-cigarettes. Take e-cigarette containing nicotine as an example, its main components are the same as those of traditional cigarettes, and its hazards include the effects on cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous system, urinary system, reproductive system and digestive system.

Secondly, e-cigarettes release aerosols, which contain ethylene glycol, aldehydes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metals and silicate particles, some of which are carcinogens.