Coughing, regardless of the cause, is indeed an unpleasant experience. Coughing is described as a reflex action in a bid to clear your airways. At the time of writing this post, if someone complains of coughing, what quickly comes into your mind is that they could have contracted COVID-19.

But this is wrong. Coughing can even occur naturally and last for a few seconds. Natural cough can be treated with homemade remedies like drinking clear fluid such as water or even taking some rest.

Smokers’ cough usually occurs in long-term cigarette users and it’s persistent, implying it is more likely to stay for a while. It is usually found to deteriorate in the dawn hours and lessen slightly during day time. The condition is largely associated with smoking which weakens airway cells allowing toxins to infect the lungs.

Therefore, coughing is a consequential action of the body attempting to remove these toxins from the lungs. It is hard to distinguish a normal smoker’s cough from a condition that’s persistent and more serious. For instance, cancer of the lung or COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – that basically involves tapering of the lungs.

However, over time, you may notice some symptoms like bloodstains in the mucus, shortness of breath, or some hoarse voice. This is a warning to seek medical attention.

It’s a common phenomenon though not as severe as smoking. According to a study of 600 e-cigarette users, about 57% of them confessed to coughing in their first time vaping. After ten weeks of adapting to vaping, around 92% of them no longer had an issue with coughing. In the following week, only 7% of vapers reported being coughing. This shows vaper’s cough is a bit more reassuring compared with a smoker’s cough that seems to deteriorate over time.

The majority of vapers admit to coughing during their first attempt at e-cigarette. Over time, the condition lessens as they adapt to vaping. To others, the coughing reemerges a couple of weeks later. Naturally, a smoker's cough can worsen over time meaning the subtle dwindling in coughing associated with vaping is a very positive indication.

The presence of propylene glycol (PG) which is a primary component in vape juices is one major cause of coughing associated with vaping. PG is used as a flavor carrier and offers the vapour the most wanted throat hit. If you take too much PG content all at once, the body will react and reject it. High PG levels can be too strong and harsh causing sore throat and this could lead to coughing. Nonetheless, there’s nothing to worry about as PG has been approved as safe for medical and food products. Also, concentrations of nicotine are another contributing factor.

It’s been found that a higher concentration of nicotine is more likely to trigger coughing. Other than the ingredients used to prepare vape juice, another possible cause of coughing is the vaping technique employed. For instance, smokers adopt a technique where they draw smoke straight to their lungs.

This is recommended because regular cigarettes feature anesthetics meant to diminish throat irritation. Vaping is slightly different from smoking. Vapers are advised to adopt the mouth-to-lung (MTL) technique. Using a direct-to-lung (DTL) method is likely to trigger coughing. Lastly, Vegetable glycerin (VG), the component in e-liquid that generates vapour, is another potential cause of coughing.

Some vapers will probably argue that they cough because of the PG content in vape juice, which might be true. But based on a rough estimate, not everyone is sensitive to it, only a smaller population is allergic to PG. In addition, there are other components, contaminants, and by-products in a vape juice that can cause coughing.

This raises the question, what makes people cough when they vape? And here are some of the reasons:

• Using the wrong vaping technique/method, especially in newbies and ex-smokers.
• Irritant products and chemicals in the vapour such as PG.
• Carbonized and old wick
• High levels of nicotine may cause harsh throat hits.
• Regrowth of cilia especially in ex-smokers.
• Unfamiliarity with various devices. Changing devices can be a potential cause of coughing especially when used wrongly.
• Unforeseen taste of vape juice can trigger coughing.
• Dehydration of the body is caused by too much vaping. This may leave your throat itchy.
• Dry wick causes burnt hits and dry hits resulting in a mouthful of burnt cotton.
• Though in rare cases, sometimes hot vape juice may spit into your mouth.

As coughing diminishes from 57 percent to 7 percent in ten weeks, the main and most recommended solution is to hold on to your vape until your body adapts to it. Also, you can experiment with different amounts of PG and nicotine to determine your most appropriate spot for these ingredients. If that doesn’t help, you can try some of these methods:

The major issue between transitioning from regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes is techniques of consumption. While some people draw smoke straight to the lungs, others hold it in their mouths before pushing it to the lungs. This is a major challenge for someone who’s switching to vapes after having been hegemonized by regular cigarettes.

One method can work perfectly for smoking but will absolutely fail with vaping. Also, your vaping technique can change depending on the level of nicotine in your vape juice. Compared to regular cigarettes, with vapes, you have absolute control over the amount of nicotine inside your e-cig. You can begin with as low as 0.6% nicotine concentration. You should tread carefully to avoid putting yourself in an awkward situation.

When vaping, you’re recommended to draw vapour into your mouth then inhale it to the lungs. Over time, after you’ve become a vaping master, you can try the direct-to-lung inhalation method. This time you would have adapted to the vapour and changing your inhalation technique won’t trigger coughing. In any case, you are advised to experiment as people have different experiences when transitioning from ordinary cigarettes to vapes.

Vegetable glycerin (VG) and propylene glycol (PG) are the main base components of e-juice. It’s the combination of these compounds that generates bigger vapour clouds and strong throat hits that vapes are known for. The rest, including flavoring and nicotine, form the additive part that determines the taste and texture of the e-juice.

PG and nicotine determine the degree of harshness, also called throat hits. So to smooth out your vape juice, you should get a combination with less PG to VG ratio. To vapers who’re allergic to PG, the fluid can trigger irritations and cause sore throats.

One way of experimenting is to reduce nicotine concentration until coughing starts to diminish. Once your vaper’s throat adapts to the vape vapour, you can gradually raise the nicotine concentration until you hit your desired level. For vapers who are allergic to some specific flavors such as menthol, they should consider switching them out.

For cigarette users transitioning to vapes, there’s usually a period of adaptation when cilia in the throat start re-growing. When they vape, vapour triggers a tickling feeling in their throat resulting in coughing. Those who switch over immediately usually find themselves hacking up phlegm because their immune system begins clearing out the tar that dislodged their lungs. In this case, there is very little that can be done.

If you find yourself in such a situation, just take baby hits for the first couple of hours until you grow comfortable enough to take longer draws. You’ll realize that the big hits will make you cough, then start the whole process all over again. It may take you a week or forty nights for your throat and lungs to adapt to the sensation of swirling vapor.

Recall the main reason for transitioning from smoking to vaping is more than probably a health choice, way less harmful than ordinary cigarettes. But they share a few similarities. For instance, much like ordinary cigarettes, the consumption of vapes dehydrates your body. The PG content in vape juice causes dehydration as manifested by dry lips and results in coughing as the compound bonds with water in your saliva.

This is particularly true for first-timers who start chain vaping. More ridiculously, it’s easy to begin vaping and forget or fail to notice you’re getting dehydrated until someone sounds a warning to you. All that you need is to keep a bottle of water and some chapstick available.

If you’re vaping with a sub-ohm tank or large vape mod, the higher Propylene Glycol content in your vape juice may be the reason you’re experiencing the coughing and irritation. Adjusting to a higher Vegetable Glycerin and lower Propylene Glycol ratio may be a little smoother on your throat.

Coughing persistently that you expected? Experiment with your vape settings to get an appropriate spot. Other than a higher level of nicotine or PG content, there could be major problems spawning from an unduly powerful vape. In general, the mightier the vape, the higher the wattage, the bigger the clouds, and the hotter the vapour. Perhaps the latter two points are the cause of your cough.

With no other place to go, a huge vapour will start condensing inside your mouth, throat, and lungs. It will irritate, particularly for vapers who take longer draws, or like holding vapour in the lungs for a while. By reducing your wattage and airflow, you’ll be able to take longer draws without breathing in too much vapour that your body cannot handle.

Not necessarily for cloud chasing or something, it’s incredibly tempting to throw huge vapour clouds all over the place. Yes, quite tempting but horrible for your vape. When you begin heating your vape, simply by pressing the fire button and drawing longer hits to expel big clouds, you’re increasing the chances of overflowing your vape chamber with hot e-juice.

The hot juice will end up spitting into your mouth, so instead of inhaling the expected vapour cloud, you will draw e-juice into your mouth, and then into your throat. Alternatively, the “dangerous” draws may inhibit your wick from soaking properly between the hits causing dry hits. A dry hit is something you should avoid, by all means, it’s unpleasant and occurs unexpectedly. This blend of burnt cotton combined with heated air can also cause horrible coughing, and leave your mouth with a terrible taste. All these irritating events can be averted by going slow and shunning chain vaping.

All the vapes, apart from disposable vape pens, need to have their coils swapped after repeated consumption. For instance, after two or three weeks depending on how often you use the device, the old coil should be replaced with a new one. Inside the coil lies a cotton wick that connects the coil to the e-juice reservoir.

After repeated use, the cotton will be charred and clogged with old e-juice flavors. While it’s hard to tell when your coil needs to be changed, two rules can apply. The first indication that you should swap your coil is when your vape juices begin to taste subtly off, and the second one is when you realize that your device is generating a smaller amount of vapour.

Now, with vaping, coughing can be triggered when trying to expel vapour from your airways. Coughing is considered normal especially for newbies vapers as the sensation of vaping is different from smoking – for ex-smokers. According to Dr. Jacques Le Houzec, a nicotine specialist, the majority of smokers are very hesitant when using vapes for the first time.

For that reason, they inhale air with vapour and take short vapour draws from the e-cigarettes. As a result, they inhale vapour in a much similar version as smoke. Since the vapour generated from e-cigarettes is way thicker compared to cigarette smoke, it may be too much for first timers to handle.

Hundreds of thousands if not millions of people all over the world have already quit smoking with the help of vapes. Essentially, a vape assists smokers to manage their nicotine craving and there is growing evidence that these devices are very effective.

So, are you struggling to quit regular cigarettes to no avail? Chances are you’ve not devised an alternative way of managing your nicotine craving. Try it today with an e-cig. Well, we all understand the health risks associated with the consumption of ordinary cigarettes. By quitting combustible tobacco, you will undo a lot of damage. But as aforementioned, quitting smoking is not a walk in the park, it’s a tough journey to accomplish.

Luckily, the consumption of vapes, or simply vaping is a helpful way to quit combustible cigarettes as you can still get nicotine with fewer toxins than in regular cigarettes. With vapes, you’ll get to stay very social with friends and family, spend less, and feel better once you’ve fully stopped smoking. Now, there is a lot of discussion about the countless benefits people enjoy once they quit smoking.

This is true as it’s been established that changes occur immediately after taking your last sniff. Within twenty minutes of quitting smoking, your heart rate will drop. Twelve hours later, the oxygen level in your blood will start returning to its normal level. This is because vapes do not generate carbon monoxide – a poisonous gas produced by combustible cigarettes.

Your body starts eliminating the carbon monoxide you’ve been inhaling and there would be plenty of space to absorb oxygen into your bloodstream, which is needed in all body cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Within a day of transitioning from ordinary cigarettes to vapes, your body will have eliminated all the residue carbon monoxide. Your body organs such as the lungs and heart will start to repair and remove all toxic debris that has piled there.

Within two to three days, your immune system will improve and will begin repairing receptors in your mouth and nose, damaged by toxins in combustible cigarettes. You’ll notice an improvement in your sense of taste. By this time, you start to enjoy food and drinks, things that you might have lost interest in. Also, you’ll notice an improvement in your sense of scent, so you’ll be able to perceive a broader range of smells that you’ve missed. And you will observe many changes as time passes by, as later explained in this post.

Being healthy is all you need to go far. It’s your time to take full responsibility for yourself and decide whether you want to lead a healthy life or not. Of course, you will say yes, so you should scrap anything that doesn’t mean well to your well-being. And smoking is one of the habits.

If you stop it today, you’ll certainly add more years to your life. While quitting smoking is not as easy as the talk, there are a couple of alternatives to aid the course. You can use vapes instead to assist you to quit regular cigarettes faster. To understand better, here are the advantages that come with the consumption of vapes:

The consumption of vapes is approximated to be 95 percent healthier than smoking. Also, vaping is used as an effective method to quit smoking, which is one of the greatest benefits.

Vape juices contain way fewer toxic by-products compared to regular cigarettes and their residues do not stay in the body systems like in the case of tar. Smokers who switch to vaping quickly notice great health benefits such as lower heart rate (blood pressure), easier breathing, improvement of the immune system, and improved sense of scent, all within a span of a short period.

Estimates indicate that smoking one pack (20 cigarettes) per day amounts to about £3000 per year. According to the Office for Statistics (2015), an average smoker in the United Kingdom consumed 11.3 cigarettes a day in 2015. Using that information, we can find that an average cigarette user spends roughly £1700 each year on cigarettes. Of course, that will vary depending on the brand and other factors. But it’s a fair estimate for an average cigarette consumer.

Now, it is worth noting that vapes and related products cost more in upfront fee but are considerably cheaper on a long-term basis compared to regular cigarettes. For instance, an average vaper can spend around £30 upfront and additional accessories such as replacement coils, batteries, and cartridges about £100 per year.

Once you’ve made a bulk purchase, vaping massively reduces compared with regular cigarettes. You can buy vape juice at any price point. For example, a good quality e-juice can cost you about £8 per 10 ml and this may last for a week. This will cost you only $416 a year, far less than $1700 spent by an average smoker.

Research shows that passive smoke from burning cigarettes is not only harmful to the smoker, but also to the people around them. Also, it’s been established that the smoke contains over 7000 chemicals and more than 70 carcinogens. Secondhand smoke causes different ailments in kids such as increased risks of SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, asthma and asthma attacks, ear diseases, nose infections, throat infections, respiratory conditions such as pneumonia, and bronchitis.

Researches have revealed that vapour produced by vapers breaks down within a very short time, without compromising the quality of air around the user, even in poorly ventilated spaces. After vapour disappears, it wouldn’t be a concern to vapers. On the other hand, smoke from combustible cigarettes can last for over thirty minutes. Also, while aggravating the effect of secondhand smoking, the smoke sinks into surfaces and fabrics in the place. That’s why almost all smokers find their furniture, electronics, clothes, curtains, utensils, et al., smelling and sometimes staining tobacco smoke.

Another benefit that vaping should be considered over others is that there is a wide range of varieties to choose from. It’s a much better way of enjoying nicotine in accompaniment of different flavors.

That said, it’s now clear that people do switch from regular cigarettes to vapes for logical reasons; for health benefits, to save money, to increase their lifespan, or to improve their social life among others. Whatever the reason for their transition, vaping helps handsomely.

Nonetheless, there must be a reason why vapes and associated products have become so popular recently; it’s excellent for smokers seeking to quit. But what should they expect from what happens from the day they quit smoking and begin vaping? Indeed, quitting smoking does not happen overnight, it’s a process.

It’s never facile to give in to cigarettes and fight through all those cravings regardless of how long you’ve been smoking. But when you use vapes as an aid to quit smoking, they’ll help you experience a smoother transition into a smoke-free lifestyle.

Within 20 to 30 minutes of absolutely stubbing out smoking from your life, a whole host of benefits comes immediately. Your blood pressure returns to normal as well as your pulse rate. By the end of the 20 minutes, your hands and feet will begin to warm up thanks to the immediate improvement in your blood circulation.

Two hours after deciding to turn your back on smoking, peripheral blood circulation – blood circulation throughout your body – starts to improve. Now, smoking causes constriction of blood vessels resulting in restriction of blood circulation to body extremes (feet and hands). Consequently, body temperature in your body decreases. Two hours after quitting regular cigarettes, you’ll not that your hands and feet will start warming up as there is improvement in blood circulation.

Half a day after your last puff, your carbon monoxide levels subside and return to normal. Carbon monoxide –colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas – inhibits the amount of oxygen absorbed into your bloodstream. Consequently, your body organs such as lungs, heart, brain, liver, and kidneys among others are deprived of oxygen.

Besides, higher levels of carbon monoxide can cause dizziness, nausea, and headache. Also, after 12 hours, you may notice various symptoms of nicotine beginning to set in such as hunger, headache, irritability, anger, or lack of concentration.

After 24 hours of being an ex-smoker, you will have reduced your risk of experiencing a heart attack, thanks to the improvement in your blood circulation, pulse rate, and return of your blood pressure to normal, which all aid your heart function optimally. You may experience coughing fits as your body will be working to eliminate debris and mucus filed in the lung.

48 hours after saying goodbye to regular cigarettes, your immune system will start to improve. Your sense of scent and taste will be restored as nerve endings in the mouth and nose will begin to regrow. During this period, nicotine craving and another withdrawal symptom will manifest more as your nicotine levels will be dwindling.

Three days later, your lungs will start functioning normally as inflammation will reduce. The bronchial tubes will begin to relax. Regrowth of cilia – microtubule-based hair-like structures in the lungs that assist in clearing airways by eliminating mucus and bacteria – will start. Whereas cigarette smoke damages or obstructs them from working properly, they will quickly regrow once you stop smoking.

After one week of quitting combustible tobacco, nicotine cravings will typically drop and will taper out in the subsequent weeks. Also, other withdrawal symptoms will subside and coughing will reduce as mucus production will have dropped and cilia have regrown.

One month later, lung function will have improved by 30%. By this time, you feel “lighter” and easier to trek for longer distances. Also, you will have very little craving for nicotine and coughing fits.

After six months, your lung capacity will have regrown. You’ll notice you’re no longer having shortness of breath and you’ll have more energy.

A year later, you’ll be 50% out of danger from coronary heart disease. You’ll be able to fight colds thanks to the regrowth of cilia helping you to eliminate infections easily.

After a decade, you’ll be free from any risk of lung disease. Smoking thickens blood while narrowing the arteries, putting the smoker at higher risk for strokes and blood clots. Ten years later, having quit smoking, your arteries will have to widen and heal, and your probability of suffering from stroke will significantly reduce.

Fifteen years later, after having quit smoking, your risk of succumbing to heart disease and other heart-related diseases is similar to a person who never smoked.

While smoking causes severe and life-threatening conditions to your body, it does not imply these damages are irreparable. Your health can be restored if you quit smoking. Other than the known physical benefits such as improved lung functioning, reduced risks of deadly heart diseases, stroke, and cancers, persons who quit regular cigarettes also benefit from improved mental health.

There’re a couple of improvements that occur within the first few hours of quitting smoking like stress relief and improved mental health. With the whole host of advantages that come with quitting regular cigarettes, your right time to quit has come. You can plan with the best resources available that will make you love the whole idea of transitioning to vaping; enjoy a healthier life, better social life, save money for yourself and your family, as well as avoid deadly diseases. If it’s tough to quit, consider enlisting your doctor, family, and peers to support you. Be joyful and celebrate every milestone along your journey.

Among young people, vapes are more popular compared to all other tobacco products. A 2015 study led by a U.S. surgeon showed that vaping among high school and middle school students had risen by 900 percent, and 40 percent of young vapers had never consumed regular cigarettes before. There are a couple of reasons vaping is particularly en ticing to the young generation.

Firstly, they believe that vapes are less harmful than ordinary cigarettes. Secondly, vapes are characterized by lower per-user costs compared with ordinary cigarettes. Thirdly, vapes don’t produce smoke, smell, and eliminate the stigma of smoking. Lastly, vape tanks are usually formulated with various flavorings like apple pie, watermelon, or strawberry that are way too appealing to younger users. What’s more baffling is that people who shouldn’t consume vape products are the ones leading. It’s an absurd situation.

Vaping and vapes are often promoted as safer methods for nicotine consumption or an alternative to cigarette smoking. But what about the converse? Can vapes lead to ordinary cigarette smoking? The relationship between e-cigarettes and the consumption of ordinary cigarettes in the future is a stark warning for the urge to regulate these products to protect our young generation.

The sudden upsurge of e-cigarette use among youths is evoking fears among parents, school administrations, and the government. But, whereas studies have shown a relationship between vapes and ordinary cigarettes, it’s been less clear whether consumption of e-cigarette results in smoking. A recent study has found that people who begin vaping at a younger age are more likely to switch to regular cigarettes compared to their peers who do not have prior tobacco/nicotine consumption. The outcome supports the opinion that e-cigarettes increase risks of subsequent smoking in teenagers.

A larger percentage of vapes and e-liquids contain nicotine, the addictive component of tobacco. In most parts of the world, e-cigarettes are classified as tobacco products and controlled accordingly. Teens have such a “mediocre” knowledge of vapes and related products. They may not know if these products contain nicotine or not, or what impacts they may cause. But since it’s socially acceptable to consume these products rather than smoke, they tend to believe vapes are safe and healthy.

Nicotine is super addictive and vaping nicotine-based products may not stop there. These young vapers are more likely to indulge in illicit drugs. We might be puzzled by how the solution would cause a problem. We might be staring at the next smoking pandemic through teens getting addicted to vapes early in their lives.

The relationship between vaping and eventual smoking is even strong for low-risk teens. These are the children who are not big on thrill-seeking, kids who do not drink alcohol or take hard drugs, or teens whom their parents/guardians think they would candidly say no if their peers or some irresponsible people offered them to smoke.

Even more interesting is that there is a peculiar relationship for the kids who begin with other kinds of tobacco such as cigarillos and hookah; their probability of becoming smokers later on is not higher than that of younger vapers. There appears to be something extraordinary about vapes leading low-risk teens to an increased risk of smoking. But the truth of the matter is that all these kids are equally more likely to end up smoking one day.

Teens who indulge in e-cigs are three times more presumably to find themselves in smoking “dens” than their mates who do not consume any kind of tobacco or nicotine products, new research finds. This isn’t good news for the medical fraternity – which advocates for no smoking below the adult age – and for the vaping industry, which is promoting e-cigarettes as alternative ways to smoking.

In a recent study, which didn’t point out whether vaping leads kids to smoking ordinary cigarettes, the scientists found some sort of association between consumption of e-cigarettes and later smoking of ordinary cigarettes, particularly for teens who are normally regarded as “low risk” for substance abuse. These findings are specifically prompt in the wake of WHO’s recent announcement that a record number of high school and middle school-going children are using e-cigarettes.

According to the study, e-cigarettes help just a proportion of adult cigarettes smokers to quit. Also, it shows that the vaping industry and regulators are walking on a tightrope. On one hand, the use of vaping products as cessation tools for smoking may collapse.

On the other hand, with the growing sets of evidence that e-cigs act as an “on-ramp” to hazardous combustible cigarettes, this is even worse. Now, let’s answer the questions at hand: is vaping safe, safer than smoking? Does it lead to cigarette smoking, are vapes and related products a gateway to smoking among young people?

Over the years, owing to public health concerns and government regulations, the tobacco industry has endeavored to find methods to make regular cigarettes less harmful. Some of the past changes – like the inclusion of filters and making of “light” cigarettes – have been an illusion in reducing the harm.

Today, vapes and vaping products have garnered a remarkable reputation as safer ways to use nicotine and probably a method to quit ordinary cigarettes. The bottom line is using a safer way to consume nicotine. So far, studies suggest that vapes and vaping products are less harmful than regular cigarettes. But how safe are e-cigarettes? Are they safer than combustible cigarettes?

The consumption of combustible cigarettes is harmful to your health. It causes lung cancer, heart diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, stroke, reduced immune system, and ultimately death in nearly 60 percent of long-term users. Compared to smoking, vaping is less harmful but this does not approve of it being completely safe.

Smokers inhale nicotine and several chemicals into their respiratory system where those chemicals are absorbed in the bloodstream and travel to the brain. Vapers follow the same process, except rather than burning tobacco leaves to unleash nicotine, they use e-cigarettes to vaporize nicotine-based liquids. They then inhale the nicotine-containing vapor/aerosol to their lungs, where nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream and quickly transported to the brain. This rapid delivery of nicotine to the brain cells causes addiction. Users are addicted to both smoking and vaping.

Apart from nicotine, both vaping and smoking deliver ultrafine particles of heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, and mercury, organic compounds, as well as carcinogenic chemicals. But the degree/volume of these toxicants typically is way lower with e-cigarettes than combustible cigarettes. As such, if a heavy smoker completely switches to vaping, it’s considered a wise move as vaping is less harmful.

Although nicotine consumption causes respiratory conditions such as bronchitis, chronic cough, pneumonia, and asthma among others, vaping is relatively new and researchers haven’t yet documented the long-term effects associated with e-cigarettes. Also, there is wide variability in vaping products, which muddles studies.

This includes the lack of sound knowledge on the safety of these products and the way they have remained unregulated to date. Vapes are classified as tobacco products and legalized to stay in the open market provided that their promoters won’t claim they are making therapeutic products. For this reason, the vaping industry cannot claim they are helping people quit smoking. It’s only through creativity these e-cigarette makers have managed to survive by marketing their products as “switching” gadgets. This has remained a major hurdle to research the long-term effects of e-cigarette consumption.

Other than e-juices, vapes can as well be used to consume other substances such as marijuana and illicit drugs, and even very little is known about their health effects. Some marijuana vaping juices contain vitamin E Acetate, a compound that was associated with lung diseases that caused huge numbers of hospitalization and deaths in 2019, calling for a prompt intervention by the Centers for Disease Control. Thus the ease of interference (using other liquids in place of vape juice), lack of product control, and lack of product disclosure imply users may not even be aware of what they are consuming.

It is very simple to quit nicotine addiction: never smoke, vape, or consume any tobacco or nicotine-based product, especially during your teenage stage. In childhood, your brain is rapidly developing and any sort of manipulation by nicotine can cause long-term effects of addiction. Vaping without nicotine can act as an alternative here.

Quitting nicotine addiction, regardless of the way you consume it is not a walk in the park. Besides, it doesn’t matter the age at which you began consuming it. So curiosity, experimentation, and peer pressure can quickly turn you into a lifelong addict with costly or even deadly consequences.

The fact that vapes are readily available, promoted everywhere in the mainstream, printed and social media, and are believed to be safer than ordinary cigarettes make them appealing to younger people. Besides, they can play monkey business and hide them from their parents and teachers as they don’t leave behind the stink of combustible cigarettes, and can easily disguise them as flash disks.

A survey of high school students discovered that a quarter of teens confessed to using vapes for dripping. Their reasons for dripping were: to generate thick vapor clouds, enjoy improved flavors, and get a strong throat punch.

E-cigarettes might serve as introductory tools for teens who later indulge in other nicotine-laced products like combustible cigarettes. Studies show that preteens and teens who began vaping by the time they entered 9th grade were more likely to indulge in smoking a year later compared to their peers.

In another study showing similar results, it was found that high school students who consumed vaping products in the previous month were roughly seven times more likely to confess that they consumed regular cigarettes approximately six months later than their “innocents” peers. In all the studies, students who reported having smoked combustible cigarettes were no more likely to confess consumption of vaping products when asked roughly six months later. These outcomes suggest that young vapers are at greater risk of becoming cigarette smokers in the future.

Another study of adult smokers found that those who had previously vaped were not as likely to quit smoking than those who never vaped. Additionally, this group of smokers who had previously been vapers smoked more regularly than their peers who didn’t vape. This shows how tempting vaping is and how it can lead vapers to cigarette smoking.

The teenage period is important for brain development that spans even into young adulthood. Teens who abuse nicotine and related products in whatever form, either through vaping or smoking, are peculiarly at risk of long-term effects. Since nicotine, as a substance or drug, affects the development of the brain system, prolonged nicotine consumption can not only cause addiction, but also makes other hard drugs like cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine appear more pleasurable to the youngsters.

Additionally, nicotine interferes with the growth of brain circuits that regulate attention and learning, other conditions being mood disorders or permanent issues associated with impulse regulation.

There are numerous credible mechanisms through which vaping among teens may result in subsequent initiation to regular cigarettes and related combustible tobacco products. Firstly, the flavorings that desensitize the consumer’s lungs to the aversive effects of inhaling nicotine, enabling a gradual transition from never smoked to consuming combustible cigarettes.

Secondly, the art of holding e-cigarettes in the manner of disguising ordinary cigarettes prompts them to try ordinary cigarettes. Lastly, teens first introduced to nicotine through vapes develop nicotine dependence, over time they may be tempted to test other forms of nicotine.

The rapid increase in vape consumption among young people has normalized the consumption of vaping products, which is slowly normalizing smoking-like habits such as blowing smoke clouds and vapor clouds in public places. If the government and society remain mum on issues of teens indulging in vaping, soon there will be “institutionalization” of these kinds of social behaviors.

If you’re a smoker and want to quit, at least one of these three reasons is contributing to your exit. Firstly, it’s scientifically proven that smoking is harmful to your health. It causes deadly diseases such as lung cancer, heart diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among others.

Secondly, you want to protect those around you – family, workmates, people you travel with, et al. – from the effects of passive smoking, particularly kids and pregnant women. Lastly, smoking is draining your pockets, you want to save money. Vaping is one of the best strategies to quit combustible cigarettes for good and never face a relapse.

Although the initial financial figures may appear overwhelmingly high considering all the various parts you need to buy to replace regular cigarettes, the bottom line is that, in the long-term, consumption of vapes is way cheaper than smoking.

The cost of vaping versus smoking is a hotly debated topic all over the world, the commonest subject being “which one is cheaper than the other one.” If you’re intending to switch from regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes, you probably desire to compare the costs between vaping and smoking. Which one is cheaper?

The straight answer is that vapes would save you approximately 90% if you’re to consume a whole pack of regular cigarettes a day. This sounds juicy, right? But some factors might overturn this estimate, and sometimes make vaping more expensive than smoking.

However, despite its immense benefits as a substitute for smoking, the consumption of vape juice is still perceived as costly. But you should ask yourself how much you spend by picking up a vape.

Does it cost you more than when picking a pack of a regular cigarette while making the initial cost? In this post, we’ll explore the main differences weekly, monthly, and yearly to our wallets. Besides, we’ll mention the cost of vaping vs. smoking on different counts, and the financial impact on the health system and the world’s economy.

Vapes, whether sold as a complete unit with all components in place or individually in sections to restore/replace worn-out parts vary in price. These variations are caused by factors such as type of brand/manufacturer, taste/desire of the vaper, the demand of the product, and the quality of the device. If you’re a newbie, check a brief rundown of what you should expect from various types of vapes.

When you switch from combustible cigarettes to vapes, you’ve to spend more upfront to purchase the gear, especially if you have never used e-cigarettes before. That said, vaping is not less costly in hindsight compared to a single pack of regular cigarettes comparing the overall cost of a vape.

Nevertheless, there are less-costly and beginner-friendly vapes, so albeit the price of vapes being a little bit higher than a cigarette pack, to begin with, over time, you will find your savings piling up! Also, you need to consider the health gains you’ll be getting from vaping and factor in the long-term costs to appreciate the full impact of using vapes instead of a combustible cigarette.

As a newbie, you can easily acquire a quality Wotofo disposable vape pen and OFRF NEXMINI Pod or a starter kit for less than $30. Besides, our vapes come with starter vape juices and a few cartridges to get you started. Also, they can last you two to three weeks depending on your thirst for nicotine.

If you're in the game for some time, probably you’re seeking to invest more dollars upfront. You can choose a modern vape mod for not more than $60 such as Wotofo Manik Pod Mod, Profile Squonk Mod, Mdura Mini Mod, and Mdura Pro Mod among others. Don’t forget to buy quality vape juices to match these “beasts.”

You may as well opt to pick up some components on a semi-regular basis. For vaping experts who are using advanced vape mods and sub-ohm tanks, they’ll be required to change the coils regularly, one average, twice a month, although this varies depending on the frequency of their consumption and the quality of the vape (brand/manufacturer).

Vape coils can cost up to $15 depending on the vaping design it’s meant for, the number of pieces per pack, and the brand. For instance, Wotofo provides a wide variety of vape coils in different designs, shapes and fabricated from high-quality material.

Examples include nexMINI Subtank Coil, nexMESH Pro Tank Coil 3pcs, nexMESH Mesh Coil, Manik Pod Coil 5pcs, Wotofo Flow Pro Coil 5pcs, et al. More importantly, the lifetime of the coil depends on how prudent you maintain them by priming and keeping them in good condition.

At some point, you may be required to replace old or faulty batteries. On average, smaller and less expensive vape batteries can last for three months while the advanced and quality models can last for even 18 months. These batteries can cost anywhere between $10 and $20. So, for impartiality, we can say $15 after every six months.

Regarding the amount of vape juice, an average vaper consumes 10 ml of vape juice a week, which translates to barely $10 for good quality e-juice. That’s roughly $520 per year spent on vape juices and a mere fraction of the overall cost of smoking! Even for heavy vapers who spend twice or thrice on vape juices, their expenditure will be way lower than what smokers spent on a combustible cigarette.

In the long run, your costs for vaping will plummet compared to some other person smoking. And just like smoking, your spending will change depending on your favorite brands and how often you consume their products. Some cheap brands offer vape juices for as little as $1. Nevertheless, when it comes to money matters, you will certainly get what you pay for. That said, you’ll be far better off if you decide to spend a bit more on quality products and avoid returning to the conventional smoking habit.

Increasing the cost of tobacco-laced products through heavy taxation is an effective measure for governments to reduce the consumption of tobacco. Economic studies led by the World Bank found that for every 10 percent rise in tobacco prices, the consumption declines by approximately 4 percent in developed economies and 8 percent in middle and developing economies.

From the surveys, high tobacco prices have the greatest impact on people having low disposable income. With the increased taxation on tobacco products, the price of cigarettes increases and so is the overall consumption. The latest statistics show that an average smoker goes through 14 sticks of cigarette a day, which creates not only a menacing habit but also drains your pocket.

For instance, in the UK, the price per packet of cigarettes is currently rated as the highest in Europe. This is after the latest budget announcement that highlighted a rise of £0.88 for the most expensive pack from approximately £12.80 to approximately £13.60 per packet.

Under the new rates, rolling tobacco was also increased by 88 pence to £9.02. Also, duty rates associated with tobacco were raised by retail price index (RPI) plus 6 percent. Now, it’s said an average smoker in the UK consumes 11 cigarettes per day, that’s four packs of cigarettes and just over $50 a week. That’s quite expensive when the same math is compared with the cost of consuming vape juice.

Despite the tremendous rise in popularity of vapes and healthier ways of nicotine consumption, the costs of smoking to the globe are still high with an estimate of 1.3 smokers. In the United Kingdom, the cost of smoking to the National Health Service (NHS) in 2015 was a whopping £2.6 billion. According to the latest study conducted in 2019, the figure dropped to £2.5 billion, which is still dangerously high as the world is rushing to be smoke-free by 2030.

With the recent Tobacco Control Plan, which intends to adopt safer ways of consuming tobacco, there is indeed much work to do. Since the cost of smoking continues to impact the public health and world economy – increased taxation of tobacco products leading to high revenue – no wonder they are recommending alternative methods of tobacco consumption including e-cigarettes.

Comparing the cost of vaping vs. smoking in these four developed countries: England, United States, Canada, and Australia, generally, the price of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) is higher compared to the price of comparable units of regular cigarette England, United States, and Canada while the cost of pre-filled cartridges is higher compared to the price of comparable units of regular cigarettes in only the United States and Canada.

Conversely, the price of vape juice is lower compared to the price of comparable units of regular cigarettes in all England, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In Australia, the price of all nicotine vaping products is consistently lower compared to the price of comparable units of regular cigarettes as the prices of combustible cigarettes are significantly high there.

For initial costs, the price of a rechargeable NVP with pre-filled cartridges is roughly three to five times higher than the price of a packet of cigarettes in all four countries. An average smoker who consumes 14 cigarettes a day would take an equivalent of approximately seven packs of cigarettes to purchase the device, implying it would take approximately nine to ten days to recover the costs of a rechargeable NVP device. moreover, the study shows that whereas the startup costs of rechargeable NVPs are relatively high, once the purchasing is done, extra costs of refilling the cartridges, charging dead and replacing dead batteries, replacing worn-out coils, and overall maintenance of the device are way more attractive than comparable units of combustible cigarettes.

The upfront prices for vapes are higher than the prices of regular cigarettes which sometimes creates a barrier to switching from smoking to vaping. Nevertheless, over time, the average lower prices of vape juices compared to comparable units of regular cigarettes makes transitioning to vaping products an attractive option to smoking.

A few decades ago, it used to be said that some people smoked to stay fit. Today, even when regular cigarettes are increasingly becoming passé, it is still possible to find some people who are still doing it for fear of adding some pounds. Some would be heard saying “better dead than fat” as they continue puffing away, even as people keep on dying from smoking-related diseases such as lung cancer, heart failure, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), etc.

Thanks to vapes and other nicotine supplements, smoking is gradually becoming unfashionable; the number of smokers is dwindling day by day while vaping is taking the world by storm. But some people are worried if it might affect their diet.

For instance, are there calories in vape juice? Does vape juice contain sugar? Does vaping suppress appetite? And perhaps the big question is, does vaping make you pile some more pounds? These among others are the queries most vapers and those considering to transition from traditional cigarettes to vapes want answers to.

For ex-smokers who’ve crossed over to vaping, it’s not that they want to return to smoking, but they are afraid of suffering from an expanding waistline if they quit. Some vapers feel they don’t feed as much when vaping. As much as that may be their perception, the appetite-thwarting effects of nicotine may be the main reason. Either way, there is certainly a better option and an alternative that does not harm their health.

Now that you’ve been vaping and as things appear, you are gaining some weight. For the lack of a better word, you are becoming fat. You must be a worried person, aren’t you? For the last year, you’ve been striving to cut this weight but your efforts are futile. For that same period, you’ve been vaping regularly and are bewildered whether those e-cigarettes turned hobbies are thwarting your weight loss journey.

Should you stop vaping or what kind of experiment do you need? You need to learn some facts about vaping and diet. For sure, some e-liquids contain sinfully candied flavors that imitate those snacks and pudding we don’t dare feed regularly. We tend to treat ourselves to gratifying flavors such as cupcakes, gummy candies, cookies, or doughnuts in form of vape juice.

Truly, vaping a doughnut flavor does not affect your body, in the same way, eating the doughnut does. Still, some vapers are worried if vape juice actually contains calories, and if it has, what can those calories do to their weight loss business. In this post, we’re going to discuss how vaping affects your weight loss objectives whether you’re vaping nicotine salts, freebase vape juice, or if you’re vaping under a keto diet.

Simply, no. As it is, vape juice does contain calories, but their volume/amount in the mixture is negligible. A milliliter of vape juice contains approximately 4 – 5 calories. This translates to 120 to 150 calories in a bottle of 30 ml.

Now, what matters is how frequently you vape; the number of calories you take per day will be determined by how often you vape. For example, if you consume 1-ml five times a day, that’s 20 to 25 calories a day. If you go up to 10 ml a day, you’re looking at 40 to 50 calories.

Let’s put things into perspective. A celery stalk has 6 calories, thus containing what a milliliter of vape juice has. Meanwhile, an average cupcake contains 120 or more calories. From the two, its obvious calories in vape juice certainly aren’t abundantly sufficient to sabotage your weight loss journey.

Additionally, keeping in mind that an average person burns around 50 calories an hour while sleeping, it’s really senseless to count calories in your e-juice.

Another worrisome issue that you may have regarding calories in vape juice is where they end up, are they digested? Scientists haven’t yet established where these calories really go after they have been absorbed in the lungs. Maybe they are subjected to a similar process as those ones that we get from food.

Since vaping involves inhaling vaporized vape juice, some people, especially newbies may wonder what’s contained in this substance and question themselves if it contains calories that may pile some extra pounds on their bodies. But they should recall that everything has calories unless it’s not something (matter) because calories are basically forms of energy that give matter its mass.

Even those celery stacks you’re munching in a bid to evade sugary snacks and lose some weight contain calories, only that they are way less than that contained in a cupcake or doughnut. So, if you’ve been asking yourself whether e-juices do have calories, now everything is clear. Typical vape juice is a blend of ingredients including nicotine, flavoring, vegetable glycerin (VG), and propylene glycol (PG). Now, these elements are made available in a mix of different concentrations and ratios.

For instance, nicotine is made available in low, medium, and high concentrations. Similarly, the two bases, vegetable glycerin, and propylene glycol are provided in ratios of VG/PG 70/30, VG/PG 40/60, VG/PG 50/50, VG/PG 40/60, VG/PG 30/70, and so on.

As to the number of calories contained in e-juices, the right answer is – not many. Often, one milliliter of e-liquid contains around 5 calories, which is way less compared with chicken sandwiches or hamburgers that contain nearly 300 calories. So, it doesn’t matter how frequent or how much you vape since the number of calories in these vape juices is negligible.

Besides, vaping is different from feeding; vape juice doesn’t have added sugars. There is nothing to stress you as vape juice has no carbs. If this information sounds unconvincing to you, you can as well exhale all vapor that comes out of the vape without inhaling anything to the lungs.

What are your thoughts about it? Do you suspect your weight gain is caused by vaping? I don’t think so. By now, you should be convinced that vaping has no business with your gain. Some vapers don’t crave or feel tempted to feed on those sugary snacks as they can get their supplement from vape juices.

More importantly, nicotine is not only a stimulant but an appetite suppressant implying it can make you lose some weight (by starving yourself) if used regularly. You must have noted that the majority of heavy vapers are “skinny”, they tend to starve themselves. You must have also noted when people quit smoking, they usually add some pounds.

It’s hardly a secret, lots of people are really struggling with their extra pounds, and some are still overfeeding and becoming out of shape. They dream of a perfect body that’ll turn heads but lack the idea of how to reject those yummy burgers and pizzas and get into the shape they want. One of the ways is to “distract your mouth” so you’re not regularly putting “unnecessary” food into it. Vaping is a solution to it, keeping both your hands and mouth engaged, so you aren’t fixated on the next high-calorie junk meal.

A survey conducted in England involving people who consume vape juice for weight loss found that there is a degree of concern amongst the smoking fraternity about despairing and gaining weight. To them, vaping really works as intended. Vaping helps ex-smokers to check on their weight through continued exposure to nicotine and its appetite-suppression effects as well as habitual aspects of vaping.

The survey, published in the Addictive Behaviors journal summarized that one out of sixteen smokers in England believe that if they begin vaping after they’ve given up smoking, they would not pile extra pounds on their bodies. The report says one out of twenty-two persons is solely consuming vape juices for weight control. More interesting, the researcher says that should evidence crop up that vapes prevent weight gain, then one out of eight smokers would be willing to switch to electronic cigarettes.

Vape juice contains Vegetable Glycerin (VG), a thicker sugar alcohol that introduces the sweet taste in the liquid. Also, the mixture contains Propylene Glycol (PG), a thinner sugar alcohol that works similarly to VG. Both VG and PG function in a very similar way as xylitol, a sugar alcohol that is low in Glycaemic Index (GI).

A low Glycaemic Index (GI) implies that these sugars lack the potential to spike blood sugar levels. Particularly, there are no carbs in vegetable glycerin, so it doesn’t interfere with your insulin levels. Although propylene glycol contains carbs, their volume is so negligible that they are insignificant in the daily net carb count.

The holy grail of all keto dieters is introducing ketosis into their metabolism. In biology, Ketosis is the process that occurs when the body lacks enough carbs to burn to generate energy. Instead, it processes (burns) the stored fats and converts them into ketones, which are then used as an energy source. Some vapers may be worried whether their addiction to vaping might result in spikes in blood sugar levels that may ultimately eliminate them out of ketosis, interfere with the weight loss goals, and completely destroy their keto health.

Understandably, this has become a major concern for the vaping community. It’s senseless to improve your health by feeding a balanced diet, hitting well your routine macros, only to ruin these efforts through vaping. So to put your mind at peace, it has been established that vaping doesn’t destroy your keto health.

Ketogenic diets are becoming popular ways of weight control. Additionally, they’re becoming some of the best lifestyle assistants to getting “admirable” shape. To some vapers, vaping under the keto diet is very normal and healthy. While it’s not recommended to fast with keto, but rather stick to particular food groups – fats/oils and proteins but mostly avoiding carbohydrates – some people would wonder whether consuming vapes while at the same time fasting is wise if they are required to abscond meals for a certain period. Luckily, vape juices don’t contain carbs, so people who are under a ketogenic diet can continue vaping.

For the people fasting for religious grounds, they may not be allowed to follow their normal feeding routine. They may even not be allowed to drink water – a good example is the Muslims when they’re observing the sacred month of Ramadan. Since vape juices have a negligible number of calories, you can still vape while you’re on a fasting schedule.

Not really. This is great news for all vapers, vaping won’t knock them out of ketosis. Instead, it offers vapers the “sugar kick” they require, without consuming sugar and helps them maintain a healthy keto lifestyle. The ingredients of vape juice won’t knock vapers out of ketosis. Surprisingly, some vapers have reported benefiting from the keto diet as it assists them to curb their sugar cravings.

Whether you are dieting, slimming down, or just trying to get your fingers and mouth out of that burger, vaping may be a great assistant to achieving your goals. If you’re using regular cigarettes, vaping may as well help you avoid them. It could as well help you take up a few exercises and stay fit, because immediately as you give up smoking, you’ll boost your energy thanks to getting fresher air – because carbon monoxide from burning cigarettes prevents body organs and tissues from getting enough oxygen – you’ll be able to do much more.

Blend with appetite-thwarting effects of nicotine, after you’ve given up smoking, you’ll most likely stop overeating. If you crave a snack or any other unhealthy food, just take a couple of draws from your vape mod and it should be adequate to quell that hunger pangs and refresh your energy. vaping could be that change you’ve been looking for to turn your life, cut some unwanted pounds and simultaneously get yourself fit and healthy.

Have you ever heard that vaping and weight loss are somehow related? Have you ever asked yourself why most vapers tend to appear thinner and weigh less than non-vapers? Truly, a common stereotype about smokers is that they are often depicted as skinny and pale individuals. In fact, heavy smokers are well-known for often forgoing meals: the huge quantities of nicotine squash their desire to eat.

Also, another not uncommon stereotype of people who’ve recently quit smoking is their unparalleled desire for food, return of hunger, and noticeable weight gain. And these commence the moment you’ve quit smoking. The same occurs in vaping thanks to nicotine. It’s been established that nicotine is a natural appetite suppressant that keeps consumers relatively lean though in an unhealthy way.

In the past, before vaping was invented, some people would claim that they smoked to stay slim and fit. Even though regular cigarettes are perceived to be “dirty” since they produce smoke and tar, it is possible to find some conservatives who have kept the habit out of worry of adding some extra pounds. Some would console themselves and say “better dead than fat” as they pull and exhale huge clouds of smoke.

Thanks to the introduction of e-cigarettes and other smoke-free aids, there is a decreasing trend in the number of smokers worldwide. But still, some people are worried that it could affect their diet. Are there sugars or are there calories in vape flavors? Does vaping interfere with appetite? And probably the most disturbing question – does it make you fat? These among the many questions are the concerns of vapers and some smokers considering to shift allegiance to vaping.

Generally, ex-smokers do not want to go back to smoking, but they also fear experiencing a bulging waistline if they begin the new habit. Some smokers feel they don’t want much food when they are smoking. In fact, you could overhear some of them arguing that their consumption of nicotine-found vape flavors has helped them control their weight. Although that might be their thinking, it’s caused by the appetite-suppressing impacts of nicotine.

Today, e-cigarettes are being viewed as the best replacement for regular cigarettes in the quest to become a smoke-free nicotine industry. Vaping is rated to be close to 95% less harmful compared to cigarette smoking. Besides, health officials across the globe have published sets of evidence suggesting that vaping assists smokers become smoke-free.

With hundreds of millions of vapers all over the world enjoying the benefits of vaping, e-cigarettes use nicotine-based vape flavors, vaporized into vapor form, and inhaled to get the anticipated satisfaction. Nicotine found in vape flavor has the same effects as the one contained in a regular cigarette: it will similarly suppress your appetite that a cigarette does.

Several myths and misconceptions have arisen around the query of whether vaping can make someone gain weight. When vape flavors are available in plenty of flavorful tastes and varieties, it’s quite easy to perceive that they might cause an equal impact on our bodies as beverages and energy drinks of the same flavor do – but that doesn’t happen.

Weight gain only occurs when you take plenty of calories and at a faster rate than the body metabolism can burn all of them. The majority of vape flavors contain two fundamental base ingredients, vegetable glycerine, and propylene glycol, that contain a few calories.

Also, inhaling and exhaling vapor is completely different from ingesting a substance of equivalent caloric value: while vaping, you don’t ingest those calories. The calorie values of a substance are computed based on the energy dissipated when the ingredients of the substance are burnt, irrespective of how the body interacts with the substance. That said, the calorie value indicated on some vape flavors shows the energy value for that bottled substance, and that does not necessarily imply it plays a role in weight gain.

If you’re using vape flavors after having been a smoker previously, you may have noticed some weight gain in the initial days of vaping. Reason: compared with regular cigarettes, vape flavors contain fewer amounts of nicotine. But this does not necessarily mean vaping contributes to weight gain.

While the presence of nicotine in vape flavors causes appetite-suppressing effects to the vaper, the hand-to-mouth action of vaping interferes with the food consumption delaying weight gain. Besides, vapers and smokers have expressed their views that they believe consuming nicotine assists them to control their weight. Nevertheless, some factors such as gender command the rate of weight loss.

For instance, female vapers lose weight at a higher rate than male vapers, especially when they are considered overweight. Also, it’s not interesting that vapers express concern about increasing their weight once they quit vaping. In some regions, it’s been reported that the reduction in nicotine prevalence may have contributed to an increase in obesity cases.

Consequently, the objective of vaping is not to do it forever, but to assist people to ease their addiction to smoking and nicotine intake, and ultimately stop nicotine addiction. Whereas smoking can be countered by quitting it immediately, it’s vital to reduce the nicotine addiction gradually, so that you do not subject your body to undue stress.

Like beer, beverages, and energy drinks contain calories, some people may be wondering what’s vape flavors and what’s contained in them. Might some calories may cause unwanted weight gains to them? Well, the fact is almost all fluids contain calories and calories are forms or sources of energy. Even that concoction of celery you’re taking to slim down contains calories.

So, if you’re stuck on whether vape flavor contains calories, then you must be guessing the answer, in fact, you have the answer! A typical vape flavor comprises of a base(s): either vegetable glycerin (VG) and/or propylene glycol (PG) blended with a flavoring and nicotine. In some vape flavors, nicotine is excluded and they’re said to be nicotine-free or zero-nicotine. Also, these vape flavors are available in different nicotine levels generally classified as high, medium, and low.

As to the number of calories contained in vape flavors, the answer is – a few or not many. For instance, usually, a gram of vape flavor contains roughly five calories, which is negligible compared to that piece of chicken or hot dog you’ve taken that contains hundreds of calories. So, even a heavy vaper won’t take a lot of them. Besides, vape flavor is not taken as food, but in vapor form. Moreover, it does not contain added sugars. Since there’re no carbs in the fluid, vapers should have nothing to panic about. After all, almost the entire vapor is exhaled, and only the taste is all needed.

What’s in the public domain since its inception in 2003 and its progressive popularity is that vaping helps smokers to quit. Since the majority of cigarette users tend to be heavy smokers, it is very hard to stop and go cold turkey. Some have tried but it didn’t go well as they have found themselves back to the old ways. In the past, people had tried replacement therapies like patches and gums to no avail. Luckily, it’s been established that vapes are twice as effective.

Over time, with these e-cigarettes, you can comfortably reduce your nicotine intake and choose the best flavor amongst a wide selection of vape flavors. Also, should you opt to cut down your nicotine consumption to zero, it’s possible. More importantly, you’ll have dropped those harmful chemicals found in a regular cigarette. But how will vape save you from adding extra pounds?

Now, some people are struggling to re-shape their overweight bodies, and this is no longer a secret. This is because we’ve been bombarded by strange lifestyles and traditions of consuming junk foods and lack of exercise. We dream of having perfect bodies that will break necks but lack the idea of how to deny that burger and pizza and acquire good shape and healthy bodies we yearn for.

But vaping isn’t used as some kind of dietary supplement but offers a routine of keeping your hands and mouth busy. It used to create some sort of distraction: to distract the “mouth and hand” from holding and feeding that food that’s making you gain unnecessary weight. It will work with ease, just holding your vape will make your mouth occupied, making it hard to fixate on that high-calorie snack.

Then there is also the content of nicotine in the vape flavor. As aforementioned, nicotine causes appetite-suppressing effects making vaping not different from smoking. The only difference is that you’re ingesting (by vaping) appetite-squashing nicotine but none of those disastrous chemicals contained in regular cigarettes, hundreds if not thousands are confirmed to be carcinogens.

Truly, you will add extra pounds after giving up vaping as your body requires a substitution for the addiction. When you’re vaping, you didn’t feed sufficiently because of one, two, or blend of the following reasons:

• You didn’t have the desire to eat; your appetite towards food was squashed by vapes because the constant inhalation dulled your taste and smell senses for food.
• Your nicotine addiction kept your mind busy on other things that in turn suppressed your appetite.
• Studies show that nicotine stimulates or activates some pathways in the brain that cause anomalies of various brain receptors. For example, brain receptors signal you when you’re hungry.
• Vaping causes cardiovascular problems in your circulatory system. Also, the inhalation of vapor reduces the blood vessels which in turn affects the role of your ingestion system. The compromised gut decreases your desire to feed. In turn, your body weight reduces unnaturally.

What’s more important is to understand the effect of nicotine on vape flavor. It’s a highly addictive substance but considered benign with negligible side effects provided it’s used on its own. Moreover, nicotine increases the count of calories used when the body is at rest between 7% and 15% and burns the fats to accelerate the metabolism process. Now, what comes into your mind after discovering that nicotine aids in the breakdown of fats? What happens to someone who absconds meals but vapes heavily? Your guess is as good as mine!

For vapers who have given up vaping, they focus on food and drinks and these put additional weight for the first couple of months. People who could not feel hungry even after a whole day of starving are now getting hungry and feeding repeatedly, eating snacks and all sorts of fast foods, in the streets, joints, and anywhere they find them. Interestingly, irrespective of the various side effects associated with vaping, some vapers are nervous about gaining weight than the consequences.

Does vaping make you gain weight? No, not really. This’s because the calorie value (content) of nicotine in vape flavors is low. Also, inhaling and exhaling vapor is different from ingesting (which is wrong and should be done). Vaping has nothing to do with the calorie value indicated on the vape flavor bottle. Even though vaping contributes to weight loss, this shouldn’t be the main reason for vaping.

Weight loss as a result of vaping is classified into two categories, and none of them is associated with fitness or nutrition. Firstly, vaping has a behavioral similarity to eating and particularly snacking and this keeps you away from snacks and high-calorie foodstuffs. Secondly, vape flavors contain nicotine which acts as an appetite suppressant and at the same time increasing the cell metabolism to burn fats.

The effects of nicotine are complex; you may gain some weight – a couple of months – after shifting from high-concentration nicotine to low-concentration nicotine content, and begin to lose after repeated consumption. But the weight gain that comes after switching from smoking to vaping is significantly smaller compared to the weight gain that comes after quitting nicotine altogether.

Finally, our bodies are different and respond to nicotine differently. Therefore, it’s wise to always discuss any concerns with the doctors.

It is not just distressful to realize Monday is a workday after experiencing sleepless nights over the weekend after spending your weekend basking in the shores doing what you like most: vaping. Your body, your brain, and your physique play a critical role in dictating your sleeping patterns. When your bedtime routine is compromised, certainly your next day shall be bad.

Several bad periods of sleep in a row can be disastrous and might adversely affect your output at work. Some stimulants such as caffeine before bedtime and switching off your TVs to have your mind relax are highly recommended. But how’s vaping related to sleep? Does it ruin your sleep patterns? And the answer is yes!

Vape flavors contain nicotine which causes a lack of sleep. While ordinary cigarettes consist of harmful substances that cause both short-term and long-term health effects and in worst cases various types of cancers, nicotine is a stimulant in vape flavors that has some adverse effects on human health.

Also, it’s highly addictive, and trying to quit on it abruptly can result in body shocks. That said, is it correct to say vaping is making you tired solely, or is it just a small part of the wider picture.

The damaging effects associated with smoking have been established and documented. For this reason, a good number of smokers are considering replacing ordinary cigarettes with vapes. Nevertheless, some of them may notice numerous changes in their bodies including lack of sleep. Now, if you’re one of such smokers seeking an alternative means of nicotine consumption, chances are you’re going to become a vaper soon. For you to vape, you’ll require vape flavor (vape liquid, e-juice) which is a mixture of different ingredients: nicotine, Propylene Glycol (PG), Vegetable Glycerin (VG), and flavoring.

Like smoking, nicotine will stimulate your body and give your a smoking-like experience. Nicotine, being a stimulant can lead you to ‘counting stars” in the middle of the night and wondering why you cannot switch off your mind. The nicotine hit in the new experience may be stronger than even the one you used to receive in ordinary cigarettes. It’s a disgusting reality but sometimes happens as part of the transition and not a permanent feature of one’s vaping life.

Fact: nicotine is a stimulant and highly addictive. Besides, nicotine is a perplexing chemical that makes users feel relaxed after consuming it and equally anxious when they fail to use it. The addiction is so high that smokers find it extremely hard to quit smoking but seek alternative methods. E-cigs are perfect cessation tools. Using e-cigs, ex-smokers can gradually reduce their nicotine consumption by decreasing nicotine strength in vape flavor and choosing the strength that suits them.

Instead of suddenly quitting smoking which usually results in relapse for many smokers, e-cigs relieves the addictive habit of smoking regular cigarettes and eliminates all other disastrous chemicals (in cigarettes) that cause severe health problems. Our bodies react differently depending on the amount of nicotine we ingest into our bloodstream. Even with the slightest amount of nicotine, you will still experience adverse side effects such as increased heart rate, nicotine dependency resulting in stress and anxiety when you go for some time without vaping, mental health problems such as mood swings, and nervous disposition that affects your sleep among others.

Vape flavors deliver nicotine faster into the bloodstream and nicotine is available in higher strengths. Whether you ingest small or large amounts of nicotine, frequently or irregularly, you will certainly experience one or two of the side effects mentioned above. This makes it hard for you to get sleep. Whereas nicotine is associated with enhancing anxiety and releasing constructive effects on the dopamine system creating some sense of reward, the degree of addiction makes it hard to quit.

Even though e-cigarettes are perceived as alternative means of consuming nicotine as they reduce the risk of cancers and deadly effects, and can enhance short-lived benefits like energy levels and breathing issues compared to ordinary cigarettes, whenever you’re addicted to them, it would be hard to turn not only your mind but also your body from them.

Therefore, amid the night, when you want to unwind and switch your mind to enjoy the peace of sleep, it’s nearly impossible since your mind and body are connected to e-cigarettes. Your body has familiarized itself with habits and routines that are hard to break. It is at this point where Sleep Apnea attacks you.

Generally, nicotine can adversely affect your sleep – irrespective of whether you’ve smoked or vaped. Besides, nicotine is a drug, a stimulant that triggers your blood pressure and heart rate and induces the production of adrenaline hormone. Vaping before bedtime has the same effect as taking a cup of coffee. Apart from prompting an adrenaline rush, nicotine also affects your Rapid eye movement (REM) cycle.

Under this condition, your REM cycle is shorter than expected as your body is susceptible to nicotine withdrawal signs. Consequently, the natural circadian rhythm of your body is disrupted.

Sleep Apnea is a condition where one experiences difficulty in breathing when they are sleeping. The victim may be forced to wake up frequently, choke and gasps for some breath, and snore loudly. These can subject them to increased tiredness which may even cascade down to the following day and generally have adverse impacts on their daily routine. If left untreated for a long period, the condition may be life-threatening.

Nicotine is a likely cause of Sleep Apnea as research shows stimulants such as nicotine causes inflammation of the upper airway and at the same time relax the muscular airways on neural reflexes. Whereas researches have been conducted extensively on vapers experiencing sleep difficulties, they are yet to establish the exact impact of nicotine on the distraction of sleep patterns.

If you’re suffering from Sleep apnea, one lifestyle change that physicians will recommend when you visit them is that you should stop smoking. Giving up smoking significantly helps in meliorating your sleep and enhancing your lung health. Sleep apnea can trigger some severe health problems like heart diseases, hypertension, diabetes, inflammation of the respiratory tract, and stroke among others.

If aren’t a smoker but vape, don’t celebrate because you aren’t far from getting it. Your sleep pattern and lung health can still be affected. Also, vaping can trigger inflammation in the nose, throat, and down to the lungs which can increase the chances of experiencing sleep apnea. Vaping can also worsen the overall health issues that in turn aggravate episodes of apnea. For example, vaping affects different organs such as the heart, brain, immune system, lungs et al., and this can worsen your sleep apnea condition.

In spite of its obvious effect, it’s interesting how often the mistake is to consume caffeine, take sugary foods or watch at TVs a few minutes before bedtime. If you want good sleep, avoid the aforementioned habits. The same happens when we take nicotine in vape flavors for some hours to sleep. For ex-smokers, it’s a bit messy because the degree of addiction is on another level. Shaking the habit requires quite some great deal of commitment. But they should observe some decency to avoid subjecting themselves to “nicotine slavery.”

The main cause of sleep difficulties associated with vaping is nicotine. If you cannot stop vaping altogether, at the very least, vape a couple of hours before bedtime or reduce the nicotine strength. The less the amount of nicotine in your system, the less your sleep will be affected. Quitting vaping likely will not treat your sleep problems, but will instead aggravate the condition.

Truly speaking, you cannot respond to this question with certainty as to whether vaping induces drowsiness or tiredness. This is because the phenomenon of vaping by itself can’t make them feel drowsy or tired while all the other possible factors are constant. But there are a couple of reasons why you may feel uneasy and somewhat tired after a vaping session, and the majority of them can easily be fixed.

The feeling of drowsiness or tiredness after vaping is usually experienced by ex-smokers who have recently switched to vaping. Luckily, these effects are regarded as transitional and usually vanish when the right adjustment is reached. For most vapers, nicotine affects them in the same way as caffeine. But nicotine stashed in vape flavors is more potent.

This implies that there is a need for an adjustment period because even people who have been used to nicotine – but in less potent contents – find it strange to their bodies. This is because a higher concentration of nicotine in vape flavors can induce a feeling of tiredness and drowsiness immediately after taking your vape flavor or after a few minutes. To some people, the feeling is intense such that it’s almost impossible to fight it.

If vaping is making you tired, you should adjust the dose till you get the most appropriate concentration. Nicotine vape flavors come in various concentrations. It’s therefore easy to play around with various nicotine strengths until you get the right blend. Once you’ve attained the most appropriate mixture, then the feeling of fatigue immediately or few minutes after vaping begins to subside. In other cases, you’re advised to use zero-nicotine vape flavors to avoid disrupting your sleep cycle.

Also, you can as well increase the time gap between your vaping sessions. For instance, if you’ve been vaping every day, you can skip one day and do it in the next one. That way, you will allow your body to adjust to nicotine concentration in the system. Over time, your body will adapt to this new concentration and the feeling of fatigue will begin to fade away.

Other than drowsiness and fatigue, nicotine is also associated with nausea and headaches. These can be solved by adjusting your nicotine intake. The effects will decrease gradually and everything will return to normal.

This is common to newbie vapers. If you are feeling nauseous immediate for some minutes after vaping, it could be caused by nicotine. Some people will claim to have experienced the same feeling – mostly upset stomach – after consuming over-the-counter nicotine therapies like patches and gums.

Vapers usually report the same. But it hasn’t been established that nicotine is connected to nausea in any way. Most probably, your body is reacting to a particular vape flavor that you’ve begun using. The remedy here is to reduce your consumption or cease it altogether. Like the other issues of headache and drowsiness caused by intake of nicotine, the gastro issues vanish over time.

If you just switched from smoking to vaping the other day, chances are you’ll have to fight headaches from time to time. Although you’re still getting nicotine from vape flavor, nicotine isn’t the only alkaloid contained in tobacco. And these alkaloids have a physiological impact on the users, and termination from perpetual consumption causes headaches.

The nicotine you’re getting from vape flavor may not be sufficient to ward off the headaches. Besides, you’re withdrawing from other substances and alkaloids contained in tobacco. Sometimes the headache might be persistent such that the switching from smoking to vaping is not the main cause; it is caused by dehydration. If you have noticed a tenacious dry mouth accompanied by headaches, then consider taking a lot of water. If that fails, then consult a medical practitioner.

If you’re fighting to cease vaping and you really want to stop, you need to commence treatment of the side effects of nicotine, and more importantly, Sleep Apnea. After you’ve started feeling the relief, you’ll definitely get motivated to cease vaping. With discipline, hard work, and consistency, you will completely transform your overall health.

The term “popcorn lung” is a dialect tag for a severe condition whose scientific name is bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) or simply obliterative bronchiolitis. The condition occurs when the small airways inside the lung (bronchiolitis) become scarred, thicken and efficiency is reduced.

In severe cases, the disease is incurable and a lung transplant is the only option. Nevertheless, despite being the best treatment procedure for popcorn lungs, lung transplant itself can as well be a cause too. Actually, one of the associated complications is called bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and it’s caused by a lung transplant.

Popcorn lung can result from exposure to either medical agents or environmental sources. Inflammations as a result of fungal, bacterial, and viral infections, or ingestion of chemical particles occur in the bronchioles.

While diacetyl, a diketone commonly used in food flavoring is the chemical most commonly associated with obliterative bronchiolitis, scientists have discovered other potential chemicals such as chlorine, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, phosgene, mustard gas, nitrogen IV oxide, ammonia, sulfur IV oxide, as well as fumes from welding.  

Over a decade ago, a physician disclosed that a couple of ex-workers in a microwave popcorn facility had developed a strange and acute lung infection. It was later reported that some of them were critically ill and required a lung transplant. Investigations were conducted to ascertain the probable cause of this rare and disabling condition.

Ultimately, researchers found that the disease was caused by vapor from butter flavoring that is added to popcorn. In the factory, workers were exposed to diacetyl, the buttery-flavoring chemical that led to the ailment. While the flavoring may be tasty, its effects are deadly as it is associated with thousands of bronchiolitis obliterans cases, a severe and irreversible lung complication.

Consequently, the popcorn manufacturer excluded diacetyl from their production chain, but still some people expose themselves to the chemical – not only through food processing as a workplace hazard but also through vape flavor flavoring.

When diacetyl is inhaled into the body, it causes bronchiolitis obliterans, commonly known as “popcorn lung" and which is a scarring of the alveoli which results in the thickening and ultimately narrowing of the airways. Whereas calling the complication “popcorn lungs” may sound less-threatening – considering the beauty that comes with popcorn and those sessions – it’s a severe lung condition that’s characterized by constant coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing among other dire symptoms.

Although it’s well-known that diacetyl is the source of popcorn lungs, the chemical is commonly used in the preparation of vape flavors. it’s added to vape flavors to complement different flavorings like vanilla, coconut, maple, et al. so, whilst diacetyl was completely eliminated from popcorn products as it could cause bronchiolitis obliterans among factory workers, vape flavor users are directly ingesting the harmful substance into their bodies.

In a popcorn lung patient, scarring occurs on the lung tissues (air sucks), thickens the airways, and finally blocks them. This halts the proper function of the lungs. With similar symptoms as the ones associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), popcorn lungs can appear barely two to eight weeks after exposure to causing agents. The early symptoms of popcorn lungs are:

• Fatigue
• Reduced activity tolerance
• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• Dry cough

Even though bronchiolitis obliterans is an absurdly rare condition, its early signs are much similar to common colds. Over time, two weeks to a few months, those symptoms persist and progress to become more severe. Ultimately, the condition causes various severe problems such as breathing difficulties and poor absorption of oxygen. Popcorn lungs are an irreversible condition: failure to seek medical attention may result in respiratory complications and cause death within months.

Unfortunately, there’s no cure for bronchiolitis obliterans, but treatment can decelerate its development to severity. Depending on the exact cause of the disease, bronchiolitis obliterans is sometimes managed using antibiotics, corticosteroids, as well as immunosuppressive medications. Cough medications and oxygen are administered to treat the symptoms.

In severe cases, lung transplantation may be the best option. Sometimes the disease is hard to diagnose. Even though Computed tomography (CT) scans as well as pulmonary function diagnoses can provide concrete clues, the only certain and reliable method is by performing surgical lung biopsy.

The long-term prospect of bronchiolitis obliterans depends on what causes the disease and how fast it develops. For example, cases associated with rheumatoid arthritis can have a particularly poor outcome. That said, it’s wise to work with a health professional to formulate a treatment plan that’s specific to the source of the disease and other underlying factors.

You can only prevent popcorn lung by preventing lung damage. And the best way to prevent lung damage is to avoid factors that cause or accelerate the condition. Some of the measures include:

• Avoid using vape flavors or tobacco products prepared with buttery flavoring products
• Avoid spaces/environments and environments where inhalable toxins or chemicals are rampant. If/where necessary, wear protective respiratory gear and face masks.
• Watching cautiously symptoms that may lead to organ transplants, especially stem cell and lung transplants.

How’s the exposure to diacetyl associated with harm? Now that vapers have grabbed bits of information from online forums and google searches, they are still bewildered as to whether they should stop using e-cigarettes for containing hazardous chemicals. But as much as there is a lot of misleading information online, diacetyl remains the main culprit linked with popcorn lungs.

Diacetyl is an organic compound naturally occurring in fermented products like cultured milk and alcoholic drinks. Also, diacetyl is found in plants such as tobacco and is commonly used to flavor processed foods. It has a buttery taste in addition to sweet flavors.

In the past, diacetyl was excessively used in the production of butter-flavored microwave popcorn and was consumed by millions of people across the globe. It was later discovered that diacetyl was directly linked with bronchiolitis obliterans, and popcorn manufacturers stopped using it.

The chemical name or IUPAC system name of diacetyl is butanedione or 2,3-butanedione. It belongs to a chemical family referred to as diketones. Other than diacetyl, acetyl propionyl (AP) is another commonly used diketone as a flavoring chemical. When ingested, both diacetyl and acetyl propionyl pose no known risks.

The Food and Drug Authority classifies both chemicals as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS), implying there have been no diagnosed negative health issues linked with drinking or eating them. Notwithstanding, inhaling diacetyl and related flavoring, probably in large quantities, can result in irreversible lung complications.

While acetyl propionyl is slightly as dangerous as diacetyl, industrial diacetyl fumes is the main cause of bronchiolitis obliterans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers obliterative bronchiolitis and other related lung diseases as “flavoring-related lung complications”.

Now that you’ve known the potential risks associated with consuming diacetyl, this might sound terrible. Now, as we all know, there’re a vast variety of flavored vape flavors on the market. In the past couple of years, sweet dessert vape flavors have grown immense popularity and a few vape flavor manufacturers have adopted butter flavors that would later be deemed unfit for inhalation. But considering the principle of toxicology, the degree of exposure combined with the dose makes the poison.

Truly, the popcorn factory workers were exposed to far higher degrees of diacetyl than you would get from a vape mod, even if the vape flavor in question was to contain diacetyl as the main flavoring ingredient. If we were to compare the levels of diacetyl in ordinary cigarettes and in vape flavors, indeed, an ordinary tobacco cigarette contains approximately 300 ppm of diacetyl. This level is over 100 times what ordinary e-cigarette aerosols contain.

Whilst Diacetyl is a commonly used flavoring chemical in vaping products, it can be blended with different chemicals or used as an alternative (acetoin and acetyl propionyl).

So, is there diacetyl in vapes? Yes, some vape flavors contain diacetyl. Although it’s not always included, it’s present in most vape flavors. Diacetyl present in vape flavors comes from the flavoring used to prepare them like custards and sweet desserts butter flavors. Also, various candy, tobacco, and fruit-flavored vape flavors contain diacetyl.

Just as there have been no diagnosed negative health issues linked with eating or drinking diacetyl, so is vaping. Claims suggesting vaping can cause popcorn lungs cannot be substantiated by any proof. There is no evidence to vindicate vaping as a cause of obliterative bronchiolitis, in ant vaping research, but maybe the exposure to diacetyl from regular cigarettes may provide some hint about the risk – as ordinary cigarettes contain far higher levels of diacetyl compared to vaping products. Nevertheless, popcorn lung has never been associated with cigarette smoking.

In spite of the hundreds of millions of cigarette smokers across the globe who regularly inhale diacetyl, none has been diagnosed with obliterative bronchiolitis, and if any, smoking has never been the main cause. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), smokers with popcorn lungs exhibit more severe levels of lung damage compared with smokers with normal smoking-related respiratory infections such as emphysema.

Despite the renowned risks of smoking, obliterative bronchiolitis isn’t one of its outcomes. Truly, diseases like lung cancers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as heart diseases are directly linked with the effects of smoking from inhalation of hazardous compounds like tar, carbon II oxide, and carcinogens. All these are products of combustion.

Since vaping doesn’t involve combustion, the majority of those harmful products of ordinary cigarettes are absent. Besides, barely one percent of the diacetyl chemical contained in ordinary cigarettes is present in vapes. Arguably, there is simply no proof that vaping causes obliterative bronchiolitis.

So, you might get worried about what all these fusses are all about! Well, through substantive years of studies, scientists have established the safety of diacetyl chemicals when used as a food additive. Nevertheless, the least degree of exposure should be adhered to; an average person would require trace amounts of diacetyl in the food or drink they consume.

This is because the research is done in 2002 by Occupational Health Scientists at six of the microwave popcorn factory workers to ascertain if the exposure to vaporized diacetyl had a hand in their severe obstructive lung infections. The study showed that these workers had developed an incurable kind of lung disease referred to as constrictive bronchiolitis, due to a high degree of diacetyl exposure. This implies that the safety of diacetyl is significantly determined by the level of exposure.

In another case study, working in a buttery flavoring and heated soya bean oil mixer department was linked to higher levels of vaporized diacetyl exposure than working in the other departments of the factory.

Mixer employees who managed to work for at least twelve months in these zones had higher chances of developing respiratory diseases. Subsequent toxicology surveys have established that vapor produced by heated buttery flavoring causes damage to respiratory airways in animals. Overall, diacetyl has been directly linked as the source of flavoring-related lung infections.

When safety concerns of vaporized diacetyl became a major problem, the flavoring industry devised an alternative (Acetyl Propionyl, aka 2,3 pentanedione) that gave an unparalleled buttery flavoring profile. Their chemical structures are much similar: acetyl propionyl is an alpha-diketone with five carbon atoms whereas diacetyl is an alpha-diketone with four carbon atoms.

So with acetyl propionyl as a substitute, was the problem solved? Not really, studies have established that inhalation exposure to 2,3 pentanedione causes epithelial damage of the airways, which is very similar to what diacetyl causes.

Sometimes bronchiolitis obliterans may occur after you’ve had a severe disease that infected your lungs such as pneumonia or bronchitis. In other cases, victims of rheumatoid arthritis can get bronchiolitis obliterans as a side effect of the condition. Also, bronchiolitis obliterans can occur in persons who experience organ rejection after undergoing lung or stem cell transplants. Overall, bronchiolitis obliterans a.k.a popcorn lung is a deadly disease that must be prevented by all means.