British American Tobacco Share Discussion Threads

[buywell3] 13/9/2019 08:54

As buywell thought

FDA will ban all flavored vapes after news of deadly lung illness

[philanderer] 12/9/2019 10:26

And Jefferies raising tp from 4800p to 4900p ... retains 'buy'

[philanderer] 12/9/2019 10:02

Could also be down to today's RNS .... Cutting out some of the fat...BAT plans to cut 2,300 jobs by Jan 2020

[simba_] 12/9/2019 09:02

Never expected such a reaction. Surely will fall back a bit throughout the day.

[philanderer] 12/9/2019 00:08

'Federal ban possible on flavored vaping products'


The Trump administration is prepping a ban on flavored e-cigarettes as federal agencies probe an outbreak of a lung problem that killed at least six people and reportedly led to the sickness of hundreds of others. A potential link between THC vaping and lung disease is at the heart of the investigation.

President Trump and U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar have both confirmed that a ban is possible after the vaping issues are investigated.

The potential for federal action has been telegraphed to investors over the last few weeks.

[philanderer] 10/9/2019 11:49

Duty-free purchases of cigarettes and alcohol to return under no-deal Brexit

[buywell3] 10/9/2019 07:07

---- Lobby V e cigarettes gathering pace and FDA is having to take note -----

FDA blasts Juul for illegally marketing e-cigarettes as less harmful than regular cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration, in a harsh warning letter Monday, criticized Juul Labs for illegally marketing its ...

Washington Post 7h


Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children
Any adult knows that if you want to get a child’s attention, there is no enticement like candy. This currency of youth has ...

New York Times 1h




More worryingly :


E-cigarettes linked to heart damage

[philanderer] 10/9/2019 00:04

Market report:

British American Tobacco lost ground after its director of scientific research, Dr David O'Reilly, said 'non-reputable' vaping firms were responsible for several deaths linked to e-cigarettes in the US.

American health officials have approached vaping with scepticism and told the US public last week that smokers should stop using e-cigarettes until probes into five deaths thought to be related to the activity, which is usually seen as a smoking substitute, have been completed.

Tobacco giants are relying on vaping to fill the hole left in their earnings by the widespread rejection of smoking in the West.

Shares ended the day down 1.2 per cent, or 36.5p, to 2895.5p, while Footsie-listed peer Imperial finished virtually flat, up 0.1 per cent, or 1p, at 2136p.

[buywell3] 07/9/2019 18:55

After 3 deaths, CDC says to stop using e-cigarettes

Health Sep 6, 2019

Americans should not smoke e-cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday, as they investigate how hundreds of people became sick, and at least three people died, after using them.

[buywell3] 07/9/2019 07:18

I would argue unethical investing.


------------- Vaping and smoking both involve inhaling nicotine -----------


The endocrine effects of nicotine and cigarette smoke




If you vape or smoke buywell dares you to read the above link it includes details on such things as

A. Cigarette use and the reproductive axis

Cigarette smoking is associated with decreased fertility in both males and females. Cigarette smoking also has a significant negative effect on the clinical outcome of assisted reproduction treatment (ART).


B. Cigarette smoking and osteoporosis

The association between smoking and osteoporosis is well established with increased hip fractures seen in smokers.
Calcium absorption and vitamin D levels are lower in smokers, with variable reports on PTH levels. In addition, cigarette smoking may reduce the efficacy of estradiol therapy in increasing bone mass.
The literature in humans clearly shows a relation between smoking and osteoporosis, and smoking cessation efforts should help decrease the rate of osteoporosis in smokers.


C. Obesity

It has long been recognized that smokers generally have reduced body-weight compared to nonsmokers , that smoking cessation leads to weight gain , and that weight loss recurs when cigarette smoking is resumed.
Studies have reported a U-shaped relation between body mass index (BMI) and number of cigarettes smoked, with weight gain in the heavy smokers that correlates positively with number of cigarettes smoked , possibly influenced by poorer lifestyle habits among heavy smokers.


D. Cigarette smoking/nicotine and insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus

Despite weight loss, cigarette exposure worsens insulin resistance , even with passive exposure, in a dose-dependent manner , predisposing to the metabolic syndrome as a consequence ; alternatively, smoking cessation may also lead to changes that favor the development of insulin resistance, depending on the resulting variations in body weight.

E. Smoking and fatty liver

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) have emerged as important complications of insulin resistance. In humans, cigarette exposure is independently associated with ultrasound-defined NAFLD as well as with advanced hepatic fibrosis , and fatty liver synergizes with smoking in its association with metabolic derangements.

F. Smoking and dyslipidemia

The dyslipidemia observed with cigarette smoking mirrors the classic dyslipidemia of insulin-resistance that is characterized by elevated triglycerides (TG) and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) , with lesser effects on total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
Enzymes that modulate this dyslipidemic profile, such as hepatic lipase and cholesterol ester transfer protein, are involved in mediating these effects.
Favorable changes are seen with smoking cessation, particularly increased HDL-Cl. These effects are closely associated with changes in insulin resistance, and probably contribute to the overall cardiovascular risks of smoking.


Concluding remarks

We have examined how nicotine exposure from smoking affects hormonal levels and metabolic homeostasis, using information from both humans and animal studies. The effect of smoking in thyroid disease, osteoporosis, and lipid levels has also been discussed.

With the high prevalence of smoking throughout the world and the growing burden of diabetes, smoking cessation of patients should be actively pursued as part of prevention and management of diabetes regiments. However, the challenge of weight gain following smoking cessation remains, and this current review points out the impact of underlying hormonal changes, as well as the psychological factors that are associated with this weight gain.

Furthermore, as smoking by pregnant women continues, hormonal changes in response to nicotine exposure might gravely impact upon fetal health, and thus smoking cessation is highly recommended.

Additional research is needed to tease out the differences between the effects of nicotine and cigarettes on the endocrine system and to decipher the physiological and clinical relevance of these hormonal changes; this information is lacking in the current literature.
In addition, the effects of second-hand smoke and of other forms of nicotine (nicotine replacement therapies such as gums and patches, as well as chewless tobacco, Hookah, and electronic cigarettes) on the endocrine and metabolic systems also need to be explored.

Future studies should focus on providing useful information on the mechanisms of smoking-associated endocrine and metabolic diseases and give additional credence to smoking cessation.
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The endocrine system is directly associated with the ability to have children, here is a recent study


Sep 5th 2019,

Vaping May Also Put Women's Fertility at Risk

A study finds that the nicotine and flavorings in vapes affect eggs in ways that would make it more difficult to conceive.

[andrewbaker] 06/9/2019 17:34

Well, as well as other factors, Woodford buying BATS shows that he's still in touch with hs investment roots; and recognises an undervalued income stock when he sees one. And in BATS case, that's not difficult! :)

Any time it is under £30, it's time to buy, IMHO.

[stepone68] 06/9/2019 09:24

Hi buywell, sorry I've lost track a bit of your point. Are you saying flavoured e-cigarettes ban is good or bad for BATS? And if you could explain your reasoning that would be great also, cos a lot of the time your posts are as logical as Labour's Brexit policy.

[buywell3] 06/9/2019 08:59

Even better we have a state

There will be another soon

The FDA will HAVE TO ACT before xmas IMO




Sept 4th 2019


Michigan has become the first US state to ban flavoured e-cigarettes amid concerns that the products are encouraging young people to take up vaping.






buywell3 22 Aug '19 - 15:15 - 2513 of 2585 Edit

Lots of US cities like San Francisco

Hence another IMO will ban vaping soon

Lets make it interesting IF one other does not by the end of this year buywell will cease posting

[cpap man] 01/9/2019 14:27

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[psync] 31/8/2019 14:18

Woodford is still 2nd biggest shareholder of IMB with 29.16m shares as of 01 AUG 2019 according to markets.ft.com. Seems that he's going back to his roots.

[eeza] 31/8/2019 14:12

After he sold IMB.

[philanderer] 31/8/2019 10:09

:-D

Woodford buys BAT, BT and IAG in FTSE 100 spending spree