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Warnings issued by big tobacco and big pharma about the dangers of propylene glycol are not grounded in scientific reality or backed by scientific research. After a study in mice at the University of Chicago’s Billings Hospital in 1942, it was thought that propylene glycol when inhaled might cause such diseases as pneumonia and other illnesses affecting the respiratory system. To determine long term effects followup studies on money and other animals were conducted. This larger study produced results that showed no ill effects from propylene glycol in the lungs.

In a newly discovered zeal to protect the health of hte public, tobacco companies and the FDA shout “danger” when discussing propylene glycol. It’s an interesting strategy as PG has been proven safe and accepted by the FDA for years. The warnings ignore the elephant in the room. E-cigarettes are safer than tobacco. Almost anything you inhale is safer than smoking tobacco.

Propylene glycol in e-cigarettes dilutes the nicotine in a solution that can be deliver to the smoker as a vapor. PG is commonly used as a food additive and is an ingredient in many products we buy. Propylene glycol is the substance that produces the fog generated by fog machines.

The warnings of the dangers of PG do not come from researchers, doctors or scientific journals. Online sites issuing warnings are full of anecdotal (and seemingly imaginary) stories and are blogs often devoted to conspiracy theories. Several comments contain the statement that “propylene glycol is antifreeze”. Well, no, it isn’t. That would be ethylene glycol. Natural healing sites and anti-smoking groups are also quick to talk about potential danger of the use of PG.

There is a vast array of information available on the internet. It’s important to remember that not all information is factual or backed by experience, research or knowledge. Baby wipes contain propylene glycol and it’s odd the FDA would allow a dangerous substance to be used in products for infants, isn’t it? Very little PG is ingested in the vapor inhaled by an e-smoker. There are some producers who sell e-liquid with a base of glycerol but PG is the most common ingredient in e-cig solutions.

Many of us carefully read labels on foods we buy. We know some food additives used for years to add healthy color to canned foods were later found to carry some health risks. Those on a low sugar diet must scan the food label for sucrose, fructose and corn syrup as well because they are all forms of sugar.

To find an example of the folly of believing warnings issued without full facts of proof can be seen in recent history. The FDA banned saccharin thirty years go. The artificial sweetener made with saccharin was called Sweet and Low and widely used in food and beverages. Many homes stocked Sweet and Low to use in coffee and on cereals. The ban caused a great deal of financial hardship for many businesses, led to public panic and was a total farce.

To induce cancer in mice who ingested saccharin researchers had provided extremely high doses of the ingredient. The scientific “proof” offered by the FDA was rejected by the scientific community. The affected mice were given a daily dose of saccharin that could only be ingested by a human drinking 400 cans of diet cola a day for many months. Saccharin is totally available to the marketplace today.

PG is necessary as an ingredient in e-cigarettes to deliver the vapor smokers want. There is no scientific proof that e-cigarettes containing propylene glycol pose a danger to the smoker. That is the truth no matter how much effort big tobacco puts into discrediting a competing product.

Mary Kay Rivers has become an expert in the field of electronic cigarettes. Her articles about the less harmful electronic cigarettes for COPD patients and about the best e-cigarette are very famous.

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