All Tobacco Products Cause Heart Disease: Here’s Why - AI Podcast

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Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Cigar and smokeless tobacco users faced significantly higher risks of stroke, heart failure, and cardiovascular death, even without any history of cigarette use, according to a large-scale U.S. analysis
Sole users of smokeless tobacco had a 70% higher risk of heart failure and a 66% increased risk of dying from coronary heart disease, demonstrating that these products are not “safer alternatives”
Tobacco harms your cardiovascular system, as it damages the endothelium, increases oxidative stress, impairs oxygen delivery, and promotes clot formation, even in brief or secondhand exposures
Other studies have confirmed that all tobacco products deliver carcinogens and cause gene-level disruptions tied to respiratory symptoms and increased mortality
Quitting requires targeting both nicotine addiction and behavioral triggers. Replacing routines, setting boundaries, and supporting detox pathways improve your chances of breaking the cycle for good

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen
0:06.1	summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. No reading required.
0:10.8	Subscribe for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights.
0:15.1	Hello, and welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster, and today we're
0:20.3	discussing a topic that
0:21.5	many people overlook, the hidden cardiovascular risks tied to non-cigarette tobacco products,
0:28.0	like cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco. It's common knowledge that cigarettes play a key
0:33.7	role in heart disease, but we don't hear as much about the dangers of other forms of
0:38.1	tobacco. I'm Alara Sky, and I'm glad we're having this conversation. We often see cigar smoking
0:44.2	or chewing tobacco portrayed as less harmful, sometimes even as acceptable alternatives to cigarettes.
0:50.9	Yet current research indicates that these products can raise your risks for stroke,
0:55.3	heart failure, cardiovascular death, and even cancer. Let's begin by talking about a large-scale
1:01.5	analysis published in JA-MA Network Open. Researchers combined data from over 100,000 adults
1:08.9	across 15 different studies. They wanted to see if and how,
1:13.6	cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco alone could affect heart health. They discovered that these
1:19.4	forms of tobacco aren't safe in any capacity. Soul cigar users, for instance, had a significantly
1:25.3	higher risk of stroke. Their stroke risk jumped by 34%,
1:30.1	and that figure went up to 53% when researchers looked at exclusive cigar users who had never
1:36.0	smoked cigarettes. That's a major increase, and that same study found heightened risk of heart
1:41.3	failure, correct? Exactly. When cigar users were examined, they showed a 29% higher risk of heart failure, correct? Exactly. When cigar users were examined,
1:45.9	they showed a 29% higher risk of heart failure and a 32% increased risk of atrial fibrillation.
1:53.2	Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat that can lead to severe complications like stroke.
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