Swiss Report Compares IQOS with Conventional Cigarettes

An independent study by a Swiss research institution compared IQOS with conventional cigarettes, revealing that harmful substances in the tobacco smoke inhaled from IQOS are significantly reduced.

Regarding the hazards of IQOS, we have published many articles online testing its various aspects and attempting to address any unreasonable points. However, it is evident that IQOS does indeed reduce harm by 80-95%, as stated by Philip Morris. Nevertheless, IQOS is not entirely without harm; this discussion focuses solely on the significant differences compared to smoking.

According to the Swiss study, there is clear evidence that switching to IQOS leads to a noticeable decrease in "garbage" (harmful substances), particularly the content of carcinogenic tar, which will be detailed in the table below.

Comparison of harmful substances in IQOS and standard cigarettes
 

Authors of the study

Dr. Reto Auer,

Institute of Public Health Research (BIHAM), University of Bern

Dr. Nicolas Concha-Lozano; Aurélie Berthet,

Institute of Work and Health, University of Lausanne, Geneva, Lausanne

Dr. Reto Auer, MD, MAS; Dr. Isabelle Jacot-Sadowski, MD; University of Lausanne (ques Cornuz) MD

Note: This data is translated from a Swiss article.