Cigarette that delivers a lower concentration of chemicals than regular cigarettes
A Marlboro Advance with perforated holes at middle of the filter
Ventilated cigarettes (labeled in certain jurisdictions as Light or Mild cigarettes) are considered to have a milder flavor than regular cigarettes.[1] These cigarette brands may be listed as having lower levels of tar ("low-tar"), nicotine, or other chemicals as "inhaled" by a "smoking machine".[2] However, the scientific evidence is that switching from regular to light or low-tar cigarettes does not reduce the health risks of smoking or lower the smoker's exposure to the nicotine, tar, and carcinogens present in cigarette smoke.[3][4][5][6]
The filter design, which may include perforated holes, is one of the main differences between light and regular cigarettes. When attached to a smoking machine, the small holes in the sides of the filter dilute the tobacco smoke with clean air. In ultra-light cigarettes, the filter's perforations are even larger, and on the smoking machine, they produce an even smaller smoke-to-air ratio. However, smokers react to the reduced resistance by inhaling more deeply, and tend to cover the holes with their fingers and mouth. None of these ventilation techniques reduce harm to smokers, and some may increase it; they are designed to give better readings in a smoking-machine test while minimally reducing what human smokers inhale.[1]
Belief among the general public that "light" cigarettes are less harmful and less addictive is pervasive and problematic to public health efforts.[7] Usage of descriptors such as "light" or "mild" has thus been banned in the European Union, Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, the United States, and other countries. Tobacco manufacturers now use color-coding to allow consumers to differentiate between regular and light brands,[8] using lighter colors and silver for "light" cigarettes.[9]: 65 Plain tobacco packaging does not appear to be helpful in reducing marketing influence.[10]
^ abKozlowski, L. T.; O'Connor, R. J. (2002-03-01). "Cigarette filter ventilation is a defective design because of misleading taste, bigger puffs, and blocked vents". Tobacco Control. 11 (suppl 1): 40–i50. doi:10.1136/tc.11.suppl_1.i40. PMC 1766061. PMID 11893814.
^"Nicotine, Tar, And Co Content Of Domestic Cigarettes". Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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^NCI's Smoking 2007, p.7
^Kropp, Rhonda Y.; Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie L. (2004–2010). "Adolescents' beliefs about the risks involved in smoking "light" cigarettes". Pediatrics. 114 (4): 445–451. doi:10.1542/peds.2004-0893. PMID 15466070.
^Koch 2009
^Davis, Ronald M.; Gilpin, Elizabeth A.; Loken, Barbara; Viswanath, K.; Wakefield, Melanie A. (2008). The role of the media in promoting and reducing tobacco use(PDF). National Cancer Institute tobacco control monograph series. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. p. 684.
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