HOOKAH HEALTH CONCERNS – HUBBLY BUBBLY
November 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIEDESPITE its emerging trendiness in Mediterranean (and more northern) cafes, and contrary to popular belief, smoking a hookah or water pipe is actually worse for your health and can impart more nicotine than cigarettes, according to a recent study. The research published in the Journal of Periodontology said the effects of the hookah are masked by the water filtration and added flavours. "Many people are mislead in believing that water filters out the toxins and that nicotine is reduced in water pipe smoking," said Kenneth A. Krebs, researcher and ...
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