Additives in Tobacco And Their Effects On Health
The most common use of tobacco is in cigarette products which include hundreds of additives that modify the properties of tobacco and the experience of smoking tobacco. In recent decades, cigarette manufacturers have progressively been adding more additives to their products, including flavors, preservatives and agents to retain moisture, as well as a large range of other chemicals. The number of additives contained in cigarettes is so large that measuring the effects of individual additives is cost prohibitive and difficult, and most of the research conducted is confined to the tobacco industry.
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