Waterpipe (shisha, hookah) smoking, oxidative stress and hidden disease potential.

ABSTRACT: Due to the abundant research on the harmful effects of cigarette smoking and the strict regulations enacted by many health authorities, many smokers are seeking for safer and more acceptable tobacco forms. Waterpipe (also known as shisha or hookah) use has increased dramatically during the past decade, mostly due to its improved taste, lack of regulations and social acceptability as a safer option than cigarettes. However, recent clinical and experimental studies indicate that waterpipe use is as, or even more, harmful than cigarettes. Although they differ in the method of consumption, waterpipe tobacco has similar deleterious constituents found in cigarettes but are generated at greater amounts. These constituents are known to induce oxidative stress and inflammation, the major underlying

SUBMITTER: Badran M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7327957 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature