Cigars versus Cigarettes -The Lesser of Two Evils
There are claims that stress how much cigars are safer to smoke than cigarettes. Well, this is not a fact at all. It just so happened that
cigar smokers are only occasional smokers and majority of the smoking population are into cigarettes so the gauge of how cigars affect health is
not that obvious. But, it must be known to people that cigars are not any safer at all.
The following are the reasons that would tell you that the choice of smoking cigars is not a lesser evil than smoking cigarettes.
·Tobacco - there is as more incigarsthan cigarettes. This fact makes cigars much more dangerous for as we all know, there
are harmful elements found in tobacco. According to studies, a single cigar contains more tobacco than a whole pack of cigarettes.
·Experts identified that cigarettes actually contain less nicotine. Compared with 8 milligramsof nicotine found in cigarettes, cigars
have 100 to 200 milligrams. This only shows how much more danger cigars could cause
·A single cigar a day increases the possibility of acquiring cancer. Cancer involving the lungs, as well as the pancreas is common for
those who are into cigar smoking.
·Cigarette smoke is not as toxic as cigar smoke. Asshown by studies, cigars must undergo fermentation, this stage produces some of
the most cancerous elements. Another thing is that the cigar wrappers are less porous compared to that of cigarettes. This has something to
do with combustion. Proper combustion decreases the amount of harmful elements of a cigar or cigarette.
·For men, cigar smoking is associated with sterility or some problems like erectile dysfunction. The harmful components of a cigarhas
great effecton the hormones that may cause this disorder.
These are just some of the harmful effects of cigar smoking and how harmful it could get compared to cigarette smoking. The issue here is not
what to smoke, cigars or cigarettes? The point is that smoking is not beneficial at all. Yes, you harm yourself and even harm innocent people
with your secondhand-smoker.
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