The CBS Evening News reported a new Stanford University study “warns that vaping can damage blood vessels, potentially increasing the risk of heart disease.” Researchers have found that “some flavors are more harmful than others. Menthol and cinnamon flavored e-cigarettes are the most toxic. The effects are the same with or without nicotine.”

USA Today reports the study, published Monday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that exposure to the flavors “fruit, tobacco, sweet tobacco with caramel and vanilla, sweet butterscotch, cinnamon, and menthol increased the levels of molecules that can cause DNA damage and cell death.” Researchers indicated “younger e-cigarette smokers may view them as a ‘safe’ alternative to traditional cigarettes,” the piece says, adding that the FDA “said 3.6 million middle and high school students considered themselves current e-cigarette users in 2018, more than double the previous year.”

HealthDay reports senior researcher Dr. Joseph Wu, Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, said, “If you’re a chronic e-cigarette [user], you’re probably going to be prone to more vascular disease in the future,” He added, “It doesn’t have the carcinogens associated with smoking, but don’t use e-cigarettes with the assumption that if I switch to e-cigarettes it will be good for my cardiovascular health.”

From the news release of the American Association for Justice.