According to a new American study presented this Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the use of e-cigarettes could contribute to an accumulation of fat in the liver, exposing them to health risks.
A STUDY WITH MOUSE SHOWS FAT ACCUMULATION IN THE LIVER!
It is an American study that was the subject of a presentation this Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the annual meeting of the American Society of Endocrinology in Chicago in the United States.
According to this, vaping could lead to an accumulation of fat in the liver, say US researchers Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in Los Angeles after exposing laboratory mice to vaping.
The potential risks of electronic cigarettes on long-term health in adolescents and young adults in particular are still unclear. Among them, the effect of nicotine contained in chemical aerosols on the liver, diabetes, heart disease or infarction remain unknown, according to the study.
Last February, a large American study conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco showed that daily use of e-cigarettes doubled the risk of heart attack. To find out more, the researchers exposed rodents for 12 weeks to e-cigarette aerosols after deprived of the fat-breaking gene called " apolipoprotein E (APOE), increasing their risk of heart disease and the accumulation of fat in the liver.
Nicotine exposure levels were equivalent to those of smokers and electronic cigarette users, the study said. The mice were also on a diet 
food high in fat and cholesterol.
The study shows 433 genetic modifications linked to the development of “fatty liver” disease in mice exposed to e-cigarettes as well as changes in genes associated with circadian rhythms, in other words the body's biological clock. " Circadian rhythm dysfunction is known to accelerate the development of liver disease including fatty liver diseases“, Underline the authors of the study.
« Since the accumulated fat in the liver is likely to have adverse health effects, we conclude that e-cigarettes are not as safe as what is presented to consumers" , Explain Theodore C. Friedman, author of the study which encourages public authorities " to take action to stop the increasing use of e-cigarettes among young people and adults". These results were presented on Sunday March 18 at the 2018 ENDO Congress, the annual meeting of the American Society of Endocrinology in Chicago, United States.
Source : Corsematin.com/
