Vaping has long been hailed as a healthier alternative to smoking, and has even had endorsements from the NHS.
But a new study suggests that regularly using e-cigarettes could be just as harmful to fitness levels as cigarettes.
Research led by Manchester Metropolitan University found that healthy young adults who vaped suffered breathlessness during exercise just as much as smokers did.
Vapers also had similarly low levels of overall fitness and had virtually the same degree of damage to their blood vessels.
The authors say their findings indicate that the ‘normalisation’ of vaping – around 5.5 million Britons take part in the habit – could
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