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Nicotine pouches are "tobacco-free" — but that doesn't mean safe. They're marketed as quit-smoking aids, but the FDA hasn't approved them for that. And the cancer question? Nobody knows yet. Here's what CDC, Cochrane, and the American Cancer Society actually say.

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Professor Kerstin Brismar of Karolinska Institutet says the surge in white snus use among young women may be driving the parallel rise in type 2 diabetes. She expects confirming research soon.

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Athletes increasingly use nicotine pouches hoping for a performance edge, but a new systematic review finds zero evidence they help—and substantial health risks.

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A Karolinska study of 272 young adults found receding gums in 45% of nicotine pouch users versus 6% of non-users — and pouches caused more gum irritation than snus. Here's what the research actually says, and what it doesn't.