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the myth of low tar
Low tar cigarettes used to be marketed under names such as ‘mild’, ‘light’ or ‘ultra light’. This is no longer allowed due to the mass of evidence that ‘low tar’ cigarettes are just as harmful as regular cigarettes.

Low tar cigarettes have tiny holes in their filters, causing air to mix with the smoke inhaled by low tar smokers. This means they taste weaker and less harsh than regular cigarettes due to the fact that the smoke is diluted.

However, in many cases, this causes smokers to smoke low tar cigarettes more intensively, thus counteracting the dilution effect. In addition, smokers may inadvertently (or deliberately) cover the holes with either their fingers or their lips.

The machines used to measure the tar and nicotine yielded by a particular brand of cigarette are not set to take any of this into account.