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Sunday, November 06, 2005The cigarettes use “trionic” filters with three layers, each of which removes a different set of toxic compounds, while still allowing nicotine — the main addictive element in tobacco — to enter the lungs. The tobacco is also mixed with an inert “chalky” substance to retain more of the toxins in the ash. BAT also claims to have improved the way it dries tobacco leaves to reduce cancer-causing toxins when burnt. Sounds a like New Age hocus pocus, like those ionic air filters. I may be remembering my biochemistry incorrectly, but nicotine does more than stimulate the nervous system. It also inhibits the body's ability to destroy defective cells, one of our natural defenses for the prevention of cancer. This critic has it right: John Britton, professor of epidemiology at Nottingham University, said: "Anything involving inhaling smoke is unsafe. These new cigarettes could be more like jumping from the 15th floor instead of the 20th: theoretically the risk is less but you still die." posted by Sydney on 11/06/2005 08:29:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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