Study finds Vaping can release hundreds of toxic chemicals into the body part - 1

A recent study conducted in Ireland revealed that flavored vaping products could release more than 100 harmful chemicals into the air when they're inhaled, causing immediate health risks.

Vaping devices function by heating up chemicals to very high temperatures, creating an aerosol that users inhale. The study, published in Nature on Wednesday, utilized artificial intelligence to examine how the chemicals found in 180 different vape flavors change and impact the human body when they're heated.

The study pointed out that the chemicals present in e-liquids are typically sourced from food and cosmetic ingredients, indicating that they're not specifically formulated for vaping. Health Canada states that the most common ingredients in these mixtures are vegetable glycerin.

According to the study, when these chemicals are heated to high temperatures and inhaled into the lungs, they generate "unknown secondary chemical entities."

The researchers' AI tool classified these unidentified chemicals and identified approximately 127 acute toxins, 153 health hazards, and 225 irritants present in the vaping products under investigation.

Acute toxins are harmful chemicals that can cause immediate adverse effects, sometimes even from a single exposure to the substance.

Donal O'Shea, a researcher involved in the study, finds it alarming how many different harmful chemicals, labeled as "health hazards," people are exposed to every time they take a puff from a vape.

"The key takeaway here is that when you heat a chemical, it transforms into various other chemicals, and inhaling these into our lungs is something we should definitely avoid," O'Shea concludes.