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- California flavor bans tied to lower teen vaping rates, study finds
Massive youth survey suggests local tobacco restrictions may reduce e-cigarette use over time By Kristen Dalli of ConsumerAffairs May 12, 2026 Researchers analyzed survey data from more than 2.8 million California middle and high school students. Areas with flavored tobacco bans reported lower youth vaping rates than areas without restrictions. The study found no evidence that the bans led to an increase in cigarette smoking among teens. Flavored vape products have been at the center of public health debates for years, especially because flavors like fruit, mint, and candy are often seen as appealing to younger users. Now, a new California-based study suggests local restrictions on flavored tobacco products may be linked to lower rates of teen vaping. Researchers from University of California San Diego and San Diego State University examined how local flavored tobacco bans affected youth vaping habits across California communities. Their findings, published in JAMA Health Forum, showed that students living in areas with these policies were less likely to report current e-cigarette use compared with students in places without such bans. Our findings suggest that local flavored tobacco bans can be an effective strategy for reducing youth e-cigarette use, researcher Eric Leas, Ph.D., MPH, said in a news release. Importantly, we did not find evidence that these policies led young people to switch to cigarettes, which has been a major concern raised in policy debates. The study To study the impact of those local policies, the research team analyzed responses from 2,805,708 students who participated in the California Healthy Kids Survey between 2017 and 2022. The survey included students in seventh, ninth, and eleventh grades and asked questions about tobacco and e-cigarette use during the previous month. Researchers compared students attending schools in jurisdictions that had active flavored tobacco bans with students in areas that did not. They used a statistical method known as a dynamic difference-in-differences analysis, which allowed them to evaluate how vaping trends changed over time as different communities adopted the restrictions at different points. The analysis also adjusted for several community-level factors that could influence tobacco use, including racial and ethnic diversity, poverty levels, and educational attainment. According to the study, this approach helped researchers better isolate the association between flavored tobacco bans and youth vaping behaviors. The results The results showed lower vaping rates among students living in areas with flavored… [TheTopNews] Read More.60 mins ago - Healthy plant-based eating linked to lower dementia riskStudy finds diet quality may matter for brain health By Kristen Dalli of ConsumerAffairs May 12, 2026 Researchers found that people who followed healthier plant-based diets had a lower risk of Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Diet quality appeared to matter, with unhealthy plant-based foods linked to a higher dementia risk. The findings suggest that even people who adopt healthier eating habits later in life may still benefit. A growing body of research has explored how food choices affect long-term health, and now scientists are taking a closer look at how diet may influence brain health as people age. A new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that people who followed healthier plant-based diets were less likely to develop Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia compared to those whose diets relied more heavily on less nutritious plant-based foods. Researchers emphasized that the study only found an association and does not prove that diet directly prevents dementia. Still, the findings add to growing evidence that the quality of foods people eat may play an important role in healthy aging. Plant-based diets have been shown to be beneficial in reducing the risk of diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure, but less is known about the risk of Alzheimers disease and other dementias, researcher study author Song-Yi Park, Ph.D. said in a news release. Our study found that the quality of a plant-based diet mattered, with a higher quality diet associated with a reduced risk, and a lower quality diet associated with an increased risk. The study The study focused on several types of plant-based eating patterns. One measured overall plant-based eating, meaning participants ate more plant foods than animal products. Another focused specifically on healthier plant foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, vegetable oils, tea and coffee. A third measured less healthy plant-based foods, including refined grains, fruit juice, added sugars and potatoes commonly eaten in processed or fast-food meals. Importantly, the researchers were not studying vegetarian or vegan diets specifically. Instead, they looked at how much healthy and unhealthy plant-based food people consumed overall. To conduct the study, researchers followed 92,849 adults with an average starting age of 59. 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