E-cigarette, vape users have worse lung capacity: research [Video]

While the use of cigarettes has declined in the 21st century, there has been a rapid increase in the use of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, and other vaping devices, with little known about the effects on users. Now researchers at Dalhousie University are using an old testing method to help them learn more about how these devices affect lung function in young adults.

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The lung clearance index (LCI) is a breathing test where participants simply inhale and exhale oxygen to determine their lung capacity. Dalhousie’s research team invited 93 people aged 18 to 24 to test how strong their breathing capacity was, with some participants regularly “vaping” while others didn’t vape at all.

Sanja Stanojevic, an associate professor in Dalhouse University’s department of community health and epidemiology, spoke with CTV Your Morning on Friday to …