Snus and health
This is a site about Swedish snus and health. We will guide you through the many health benefits from using snus instead of smoking.
Health benefits with snus compared to smoking
Something that's been highlighted in research on tobacco is the major health benefits available to snus, unlike cigarettes. In Sweden the use of snus is very common and this has contributed to the lowest mortality caused by smoking compared to other countries. A big reason for snus beeing a much healthier tobacco product than cigarettes have with the manufacturing to do. The tobacco nitrosamine, the chemicals that make the tobacco hazardous to health vary very greatly in the amount depending on how it's treated. When you smoke you take in the greatest quantity of tobacco nitrosamines. Snus contains almost none at all depending on the unique way it is manufactured on.
A smokefree product
If you simply switch from smoking to using snus you reduce the risks to your health enormously, according to studies more than 90%. Snus is just like cigarettes a tobacco product. Although like you can see a much more healthy and non smoking tobacco produkt. Snus can also help you quit smoking. There now is a special 4-step program snus that in the end makes you totally nikotin and tobacco free.- If you use snus instead of smoking you reduce the risks of getting:
- Lung cancer
- Oral cancer
- Heart disease
- Stomach cancer
- Diabetes
- Simply to die young
and a number of other diseases.
Healthier than smoking
The use of snus does not increase the risk of mouthcancer. According to surveys of health made in Sweden using snus does not add any risk for getting diabetes either. In Sweden, one can see that the use of cigarettes decreased drastically because of snus. You can also see a link to a large reduction of lungcancer and heart disease. Some studies shows that people that use snus have a higher risk developing cancer of the pancreas. Although there's not been that many studies made about that yet. It has been shown that high blood pressure are more common among snus users and also a higher risk for getting heartdiseases. The risk are much lower than for smokers still.The difference between Swedish snus and American moist snuff
the big difference between American and snuff Swedish snus is made in the manufacturing process. While Swedish snus is heat treated and pasteurized, the American snuff goes through a fermentation process. The tobacco used in the Swedish snus is air-dried while the tobacco used in American snuff is fire-cured.Tobacco-specific nitrosamines, TSNA are a group of carcinogenic substances contained in tobacco products. The quantities of tobacco-specific nitrosamines, TSNA present in tobacco depends on the drying process and storage. The american moist snuff is fermented so, there is a lot of germs. TSNA levels in this snuff is very high compared to Swedish snus. Swedish snus has a TSNA level of 1-5 ppm, while the American moist snuff has TSNA levels of 200 ppm. Another difference between them is where you put your snus. The swedish snus is put under your upper lip while the american moist snuff is put under your lower lip. You also have so spit when using the american moist snuff. That is due to the poisonous substances found in snuff juice should not be swallowed. With Sweish snus you don't have to spit because it is that much cleaner.As you can see there is quite a big difference and Swedish snus is much better for your health.
