Hookah vs. Cigarette Smoke?!


Question: I've heard that Hookah smoke is worse on your lungs than cigarette smoke, and that it's not nearly as bad. Which is true?


Answers: I've heard that Hookah smoke is worse on your lungs than cigarette smoke, and that it's not nearly as bad. Which is true?

As long as the hookah smoke is kept cool, under 150 degrees, cigarettes are worse. If the hookah tobacco and smoke are heated up to 600 degrees, the hookah may be worse.

From http://www.thehookahlounge.org/2006/06/3...

"[In a hookah] the tobacco is heated rather than burned. The hookah tobacco is generally void of the chemical additives found in cigarettes. In fact, hookah tobacco is usually composed of only tobacco, glycerin, sugar and flavoring. This is a far cry from the nearly 600 additives that can legally be added to cigarettes. These additives also transform into other chemicals when burned - a process that happens every time a cigarette is lit and smoked."

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah

"Today's media sometimes suggests that hookah can be a more health threatening activity than smoking cigarettes. Research suggests that a session of hookah tobacco smoking (tobacco molasses) which lasts 45 minutes delivers slightly more tar and carbon monoxide (around 5-10%) than a packet of cigarettes.This study has, however, come under criticism for using unrealistically high temperatures for the tobacco (600-650 degrees C) and using arbitrary figures for tar filtration rates.This could possibly have skewed results, as the carcinogenic and toxin levels of smoke increases dramatically with temperature. Common practice is to keep temperatures to degrees which do not "char" the hookah; that is within a temperature range of 100-150 C."

Please see the web pages for more details on Hookah and Tobacco smoking.

Cigarette Smoke is Worse!

Cigarette Tobacco
Burned
Dried
Dangerous Chemicals Added

Shisha (hookah tobacco)
Cooked
Moist
Enhanced with Molasses

Not saying that Shisha won't cause cancer, it' just a lot less dangerous and addictive.





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