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Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association

Food Chem.Toxicol.

May

50

5

1494

1498

LR: 20151119; CI: Copyright (c) 2012; GR: F31 DA028102/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: F31DA028102/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 CA120142/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA024876/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01CA120142/CA/NCI NIH

England

1873-6351; 0278-6915

PMID: 22406330

eng

Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM

10.1016/j.fct.2012.02.041 [doi]

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22406330

Waterpipe (hookah, narghile, shisha) use has become a global phenomenon, with numerous product variations. One variation is a class of products marketed as "tobacco-free" alternatives for the "health conscious user". In this study toxicant yields from waterpipes smoked using conventional tobacco-based and tobacco-free preparations were compared. A human-mimic waterpipe smoking machine was used to replicate the puffing sequences of 31 human participants who completed two double-blind ad libitum smoking sessions in a controlled clinical setting: once with a tobacco-based product of their choosing and once with a flavor-matched tobacco-free product. Outcome measures included yields of carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, volatile aldehydes, nicotine, tar, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Smoke from both waterpipe preparations contained substantial quantities of toxicants. Nicotine yield was the only outcome that differed significantly between preparations. These findings contradict advertising messages that "herbal" waterpipe products are a healthy alternative to tobacco products.

Elsevier Ltd

Shihadeh,A., Salman,R., Jaroudi,E., Saliba,N., Sepetdjian,E., Blank,M.D., Cobb,C.O., Eissenberg,T.

Mechanical Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. as20@aub.edu.lb

20120301

PMC3407543

http://vp9py7xf3h.search.serialssolutions.com/?charset=utf-8&pmid=22406330

2012