New research: smoking "vape" in the long term weakens the lungs and reduces the ability to breathe.

New research: smoking "vape" in the long term weakens the lungs and reduces the ability to breathe.

New research says that long-term use of e-cigarettes may impair the lungs' ability to process oxygen and increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Testing the respiratory function of 21 to 35-year-olds over a 12-month period showed that the volume of air coming out of the lungs of these people during rapid exhalation decreased significantly after a year.

According to these findings, the rate of decline in lung functions is related to the frequency of daily consumption; So consuming 30 or more times a day was associated with a 240 ml decrease, and consuming 5 to 9 times a day was associated with a 100 ml decrease in exhalation capacity.