Electronic cigarettes have caused quite a debate these days. Many organizations are trying to have them completely banned from being sold. But a news study done in Italy might change all of that. According to the the New York Times an Italian experiment shows that electronic cigarettes can indeed help people stop smoking. The study was conducted by Riccardo Polosa from the University of Catania.

For this study Polosa hired 40 heavy smokers for six months. During those six months the smokers used e cigarettes on a regular basis. After six months the findings were very positive. The study showed that e cigarettes helped those who participated cut their cigarette consumption by 50 percent or more. Of those 40 smokers, ten were able to quit smoking with e cigarettes.

Despite this proof, some organizations still want to ban the device. This is probably more of a money issue more than a health issue. Even still advocates are against the gadget. Among the organizations that want to ban e cigarettes are the Food and Drug Administration, the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association.

With such proof showing that e cigs can help people stop smoking, many question why organizations want to ban them. As stated before, its probably all about the money. If the FDA and other organizations cared so much about the health of people they would completely ban traditional cigarettes which have been proven to be the leading cause of preventable deaths every year.

It is also proven that e cigarettes don’t contain nearly half as many harmful chemicals as real cigarettes. So why wouldn’t the FDA and other organizations be more willing to give them a shot?  Who knows? But the proof is in the pudding. And though it was just a small study it still showed that electronic cigarettes can without a doubt help people stop smoking.

Some say that e cigarettes could turn out to be one of the most effective smoking cessation options out there. If only the FDA would step up and do proper testing on them a lot of lives could potentially be saved. As cigarette consumption goes down there is no doubt things such as stroke and heart attacks will go down as well. When you think about it, e cigarettes can not only save lives, but also help with the financial crisis going on in the health industry. And the best benefit of all is that e cigarettes can result in weight loss.