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Vaping may be causing irreversible harm to children’s health, doctors say (www.theguardian.com)

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Doctors have raised the alarm about high levels of vaping among children worldwide, saying they are convinced e-cigarettes are causing irreversible harm to their health.

Cardiologists, researchers and health experts said they were “extremely concerned” about the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on millions of teenagers and young people, including exposure to toxins and carcinogens – some of which are still unknown.

Nicotine levels in e-cigarettes can be very high, raising the risk of addiction and injury to the developing brains of adolescents. Children are also risking long-term cardiovascular effects as a result of vaping at school and college, experts say.

Speaking at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress in Madrid, the world’s largest heart conference, Prof Maja-Lisa Løchen, a senior cardiologist at the University hospital of North Norway, said she was concerned that millions of children could face ill health in future.

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[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Taking the right to consent to harm away from the people is not comperable to offering something that can heal.

Nobody said vapes and other tobacco products are good for you. In fact, its basically common knowledge to the contrary. On the other hand, if you have a product you want to sell that you conjured up in a lab AND you want to tell people its good for them and not be lying through your teeth you need to be regulated, otherwise you run the risk of misleading the public.

Then we have the topic of "dietary supplements" which in the US are NOT sold as food and can therefore tell people basically whatever you want about it. Energy drinks, vitamins, chemical supplements and things like that all fall in that catergory. Looking closely at their labels one can often find language stating things along the lines of "these statements have not been evaluated by the fda" because if they were evaluated they would be found to be either mistruthful about what they do or generally unsafe.

Edit to add:

Obviously not every dietary supplement is meant to be a dangerous scam, but they should always be taken with the guidance of a physician to ensure you aren’t poisoning yourself.

Edit 2 electic fluffaroo:

I got way off topic here, sorry ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 days ago

Replying to my own comment because edits don't always federate:

Obviously not every dietary supplement is meant to be a dangerous scam, but they should always be taken with the guidance of a physician to ensure you aren't poisoning yourself.