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Cigars vs. Cigarettes: Which is worse for Your Health?

Most everyone has heard about the health risks of smoking both cigars and cigarettes, and the dangers of secondhand smoke. But which is worse? Do cigar smokers really have the advantage over cigarettes smokers? The answer is much more complicated than anyone ever thought.

A Matter of Degree

Research Smoking List from the National Cancer Institute indicates Second Hand Smoking that the health risks posed by both cigarettes and cigars are strongly linked to frequency of use. That is, it's not whether you smoke cigarettes or cigars, but how much and how often you consume them. Individuals Quiting Smoking who smoke cigarettes on a daily basis are at a greater risk of developing cancer than people who smoke the occasional cigar. That said, evidence indicates that cigars contain many more carcinogens than cigarettes. It also appears that cigar smoke is more toxic than cigarette secondhand smoke. Much of this is due to the fact that cigars are bigger than cigarettes, and thus produce more smoke.

To Inhale or Not?

Debate has also concentrated on the issue of inhaling nicotine from cigars and cigarettes. Dedicated cigar enthusiasts argue that cigars are less dangerous than cigarettes because they don't require you to inhale as much toxins. The National Cancer Institute's research indicates that both cigar and cigarette smokers are exposed to carcinogens, regardless of whether they inhale or not. Even without inhaling, smokers are still exposing their mouths, tongues, larynxes, and throats to carcinogens. In fact, simply holding an unlit cigar or cigarette between your lips can expose you to carcinogens. Furthermore, when saliva comes in contact with a cigar Smoke Signals or cigarette, even momentarily, carcinogens are swallowed. When carcinogens are swallowed, the throat, larynx, and esophagus further become exposed to these toxins and irritants. Cigarette and cigar smokers appear to swallow similar amounts of carcinogens, resulting in approximately the same percentage of risk in developing oral and esophageal cancers.

Research indicates that the health risks associated with both cigars and cigarettes may be reduced if the degree inhalation Up In Smoke is adjusted. Because most cigarette smokers tend to inhale deeply and smoke on a regular basis, they are at higher risk of developing cancer of the larynx. To get an idea of how inhalation of smoke relates to health risks, the National Cancer Institute No Smoking Sign tells us that the lung cancer risk of someone who smokes five cigars a day and inhales moderately has about the same risk as someone who someone who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day.

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The Gourmet Guide to Cigars

The Gourmet Guide to Cigars

Blowing Smoke: Being a Compendium of Amusing Anecdotes, Witty Ripostes, and Lengthy Literary Passages on the Glories of the Cigar

Blowing Smoke: Being a Compendium of Amusing Anecdotes, Witty Ripostes, and Lengthy Literary Passages on the Glories of the Cigar
If you enjoy a fine cigar, you are in good company. For centuries, cigars have curled their aromatic smoke around the heads of poets and politicians, composers and curmudgeons and comedians. Mark Twain boasted he came into the world asking for a light. Winston Churchill included cigars in his formula for the good life. Will Rogers made them the measure of the country's needs—back when all the country really needed was a good five-cent cigar that didn't cost fifteen cents.

These stories and more are intertwined with facts, firsts, definitions, and literary passages in this amusing, exclusive selection of the world's great cigar lore. So light up, sit back, relax, and enjoy. You'll find Blowing Smoke is a good match for a fine cigar.

The Ultimate Cigar Encyclopedia

The Ultimate Cigar Encyclopedia
Recent years have seen a renaissance in cigar appreciation, with specialty shops, clubs and even restaurants devoted to the pleasure of premium cigars. With over 1,000 full-color photographs, this book combines a fascinating look at the history of tobacco with a comprehensive photographic directory of the finest cigars in the world. Enthusiasts will discover how to choose a premium cigar, and to ensure it's authenticity. Premium cigars with their myriad sizes, colors, brands and boxes are portrayed. A comprehensive directory of cigars surveys over 120 major brands, from classic Havanas such as Cohiba, Bolivar and Davidoff. The cigars are listed country by country, with information on taste and manufacture and at-a-glance charts on the sizes available. This is a comprehensive resource to one of the fascinating and popular pleasures of life.

Cigar Aficionado's: Buying Guide : Ratings & Prices for More Than 1200 Cigars

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Stogie Reviews: Ramon Allones Specialy Selected (Cuban) - Stogie Guys Online Cigar Magazine

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Stogie Reviews: Ramon Allones Specialy Selected (Cuban)
Stogie Guys Online Cigar Magazine, VA - Dec 11, 2007
Ultimately, this is one of the best Cuban cigars I tasted, and it produced the same well-balanced flavors in each of the sticks I sampled for this review. ...