In gold standard stationary bike exercise tests, folks who vaped for two years or more performed much worse than those who didn't The exercise capacity of young people who vape is about equal to that of smokers Differences were seen in function of the lungs, muscles and heart MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In exercise bike tests, twentysomethings who'd been vaping for at least two years had much lower exercise capacity than those who didn't, and the losses were equal to those of folks who'd spent a similar amount of time smoking. The vaping young adults "found it harder to breath, their muscles became more fatigued, and they were less fit overall," said study lead author of Manchester Metropolitan University in the U.
K. "In this regard, our research indicated that is no better than smoking," said Faisal, who presented the findings Sunday in Madrid at the annual meeting of the European Respiratory Society (ERS). According to Faisal, it's long been known that the use of e-cigarettes "is linked to lung inflammation and damage, and harmful changes to the blood vessels.
" But for young smokers, could a switch to vaping still be healthier? In an ERS news release, he said the jury is still out on that. "We don’t yet know what longer-term vaping use does to our bodies," he explained. To help find out, the Manchester team recruited 60 people in their 20s, all of whom appeared to have normal lung function based on standard tests.
Twenty neither vaped nor smoked, 20 had vape.