It's beside the point to debate whether vaping or nicotine pouches can be more healthy than smoking a cigarette, a major new report argues.
Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels regardless of how it's consumed, according to an expert consensus report published Thursday in the European Heart Journal.
"Nicotine is not a harmless stimulant; it is a direct cardiovascular toxin," said lead researcher Dr. Thomas Münzel, a senior professor of cardiology at University Medical Center at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.
"Across cigarettes, vapes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, we consistently see increased blood pressure, damage to blood vessels and a higher risk of heart disease," Münzel said in a news release. "No product that delivers nicotine is safe for the heart."
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