These findings, combined with the evidence indicating that menthols cooling and anesthetic properties can reduce the harshness of cigarette smoke and the evidence indicating that menthol cigarettes are marketed as a smoother alternative to nonmenthol cigarettes, make it likely that menthol cigarettes pose a public health risk above that seen with nonmenthol cigarettes. Despite an international scientific consensus in favour of banning menthol in tobacco products, the vast majority of countries continue to permit tobacco companies to add menthol to cigarettes
Limitations Due to the small sample size, the study might not have the statistical power to detect weaker, but real, effects
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The new study, led by Ahmad Besaratinia, PhD, associate professor of research at the Keck School, examined a group of people matched for age, gender and race, divided equally into three categories: vapers only, smokers only and a control group of people who neither vaped nor smoked
