What do peppermints and cigarettes have in common?

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Peppermints. They seem innocent enough right? But if that's the case, then what common thread do they share with cigarettes? Don't worry, it's not an inherently bad connection. The common ingredient is one simple thing, menthol. Let's talk about it.

References from this episode

1. https://www.compoundchem.com/2017advent/2017advent4/
2. https://www.fightcancer.org/releases/acs-can-joins-naacp-and-others-calling-immediate-action-menthol
3. https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/menthol-cigarettes--the-food-and-drug-administration-fda-ban-and-why-they-are-more-harmful.h00-159460056.html
4. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-commits-evidence-based-actions-aimed-saving-lives-and-preventing-future-generations-smokers
5. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2015/acs-presspac-july-8-2015/peppermint-oil-and-cinnamon-could-help-treat-and-heal-chronic-wounds.html
6. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/peppermint-oil
7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29372567/
8. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/menthol/related-health-disparities.html

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