The use of snus has been found to increase the risk of premature death by around 10 percent in comparison with those who do not use any tobacco products, according to Upsala Nya Tidning.
“Even if smoking is without question a much greater threat to health than snus our research rejects the view that the use of Swedish snus is in principle without risk,” said Dr.Ann Roosaar at the Odontological Institute at Karolinska Institutet in Solna.
The study began in the middle of the 1970s with the examination of the mouths of most of the inhabitants in the municipalities of Enköping and Håbo. The subjects also answered questions about their tobacco and alcohol habits.
In contrast to previous studies this one shows that mouth and throat cancers were more common among users of snus, according to Roosaar.
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