Cigars vs cigarettes health risks or benefit

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Cigars Vs Cigarettes Health Risks or Benefit?


Cigars and cigarettes are smoked worldwide as an indulgence. Both contain tobacco, an aromatic organic product that releases nicotine, which is a stimulant. As far as the distribution of people smoking cigars and cigarettes is concerned, more people smoke the latter, because it is easily available and quite affordable. On the other hand, cigars can be very costly and out of reach for low income groups. Cigars are considered a status symbol in many societies.

Cigars Vs Cigarettes Health Risks or Benefit?


As far as health risks are concerned, both cigars and cigarettes fall in the category of carcinogenic substances, apart from being the cause of a number of other ailments like impotency and mental diseases.

This is due to the presence of tobacco in both products. However, there is a slight difference in how each affects humans because of the way they are produced and used. Cigars Vs Cigarettes Health Risks or Benefit?


Cigars contain fermented tobacco in leaf wrappers while cigarettes have unfermented tobacco wrapped in paper. Cigarettes often have filters while cigars don’t. Another difference lies in the amount of tobacco contained. While cigarettes have 1 gram or lesser, cigars can have up to 20 grams of tobacco. Hence, a cigar takes considerably longer to smoke as compared to cigarettes. Also, cigars are not inhaled, but cigarettes are.

Cigars Vs Cigarettes Health Risks or Benefit?


According to studies, cigars are relatively lesser harmful than cigarettes – mainly because they are inhaled. Though there is lesser risk of lung cancer in a cigar smoker, the risk of oral cancer is equal or more.

There is equal risk of addiction. While cigarettes are inhaled to deposit nicotine in the lungs, nicotine is absorbed in the body through the lining of the mouth in cigar smoking. Cigars Vs Cigarettes Health Risks or Benefit?


Ideally, one should not consume tobacco in any form. However, since it might not be practically possible at all times, one must try to minimize the use as much as possible.

Cigars Vs Cigarettes Health Risks or Benefit?


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