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It is already illegal to brand cigarettes with the words "light" or "low-tar" in the US and Europe.

Especially, its strength lies in a low-tar segment and slim segment, " said Mr Kim.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada showed that, in addition to words like "light," "mild," and "low-tar," which have been banished from cigarette packets in more than 40 countries, design elements and color are being used by tobacco companies to lull smokers into a false sense of security about the harmful effects of smoking.

Canadian researchers call for the list of words banned from cigarette packaging to be expanded beyond the current prohibition of "light," "mild" and "low-tar" and suggest that other pack design elements may need to be eliminated to prevent consumers erroneously believing that one brand is less harmful than another.

Supreme Court in December ruled that smokers can sue cigarette makers for deceptively marketing "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes.

If you give them the low-tar cigarettes, they make up for the lost tar by smoking more efficiently, and get more of it,' Stice said.

Low-tar, low-nicotine cigarettes impede the coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) of smokers as much as do regular cigarettes, according to data from a small study

SWITCHING to low-tar cigarettes will not make a blind bit of difference to your health, according to a study.

Department of Justice (DOJ) brought against cigarette manufacturers, Judge Gladys Kessler ordered the defendants to stop marketing and selling cigarettes as "light" and "low-tar" and to issue corrective statements.

This year's theme is Tobacco: Deadly in Any Form or Disguise, The goal is to raise awareness about the harmful health effects of all forms of tobacco (e.g., cigarettes [including light, low-tar, and mild], smokeless tobacco, bidis, kreteks, clove cigarettes, cigars, shisha flavored tobacco smoked in a hookah pipe], and others).

New research in the British Medical Journal shows that the smoking-related increase in lung cancer is just as common in people who smoke medium-tar, low-tar or very low-tar cigarettes.