One question that e-juice customers mostly ask is, “Does Vaping Have Calories?” or “Does Vape Juice Have Calories?” The simple answer to both questions is “Yes.” Every e-liquid contains them. However, the amount the e-juices contain is too small to have a significant effect on your weight.
The short answer is yes, vapes do contain calories, however the amount is considered negligible. The studies available (see our sources 2+3 below) which have examined vaping's impact on weight control vs smoking, suggest that it is actually the nicotine playing the bigger role in any potential change.
All e-liquids contain a small-to-negligible amount of calories, approximately 4 calories per gram. Some vape juices which use sweeteners may have more than that but none of these calories can be absorbed via vaping. The only way you can absorb calories is by eating or drinking them.
Putting it bluntly, no, vaping won't make you fat. E-liquid consists of both vegetable glycerine (VG) and propylene glycol (PG) ingredients, which both have approximately 4 calories per gram.
Vapes containing nicotine may help prevent weight gain and lead to weight loss. However, vaping is not an effective long-term weight loss method and may also have health risks. Nicotine may reduce appetite and food intake and increase metabolism.
Vaping is not a good way of losing weight over the long term. However, due to the nicotine content some e-liquids contain, it can suppress appetite in the short term.
In addition to smoking, Muslims are also required to abstain from all other forms of tobacco and addictive substances while fasting for Ramadan. Since vaping does typically involve inhaling nicotine into the lungs, this is a violation of the fast.
Can Vaping Make You Gain Weight? No, vaping does not make you gain weight. However, switching from cigarettes to vape liquid or low-nicotine juices can result in a large appetite and an increase in size. This is why most vapers who recently quit cigarettes always feel hungry.
The nicotine and chemicals used in vaping can also cause the breakdown of collagen – a protein that helps to keep our skin firm and plump – which is why smokers and vapers often develop lines around the lips and have puffiness around their eyes."
Not only that, but the temperatures involved in vaporisation would also make it difficult to perceive the sweetness in your e-juice. So, in a word, NO: e-liquids do not contain sugar.
Fortunately, while vape pens have calories in them, this is incredibly low. In fact, the number of calories in one complete vape cartridge is only around 25. Meanwhile, the number of calories in one vape puff is almost nothing, at around 0.04.
Vaping can stain your teeth, but not nearly as much as smoking does. Brown nicotine particles from e-liquids are absorbed quickly by your naturally porous teeth, resulting in yellow teeth. Most doctors reluctantly recognise that vaping isn't as harmful as smoking cigarettes.
A standard disposable vape with an average e-liquid capacity of 2ml has around 10 calories. This calorie count can be burnt off with a 30-second walk. The calories in disposable vapes vary depending on the ingredients used. The calories come from the VG/PG base and not the flavourings themselves.
Vape juice and e-liquids are generally sweetened using sucralose and/or ethyl maltol. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener, and is often used as a zero calorie sugar replacement. Although sucralose poses minimal risk to eat, heating sucralose to high temperatures may lead it to breaking down into harmful chemicals.
While vaping from a device that does not have nicotine may be better for your body in a chemical addiction sense, there are still other factors about no nicotine vapes that can be damaging to your body and your mindset, as well as addicting.
1: Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but it's still not safe.
'Vaping can have negative effects on the skin in several ways,” reveals nurse and founder of Emma Wedgwood Aesthetics, Emma Wedgwood. “The chemicals in e-cigarettes can lead to a decrease in collagen production, which can result in premature ageing such as wrinkles, fine lines and sagging skin.
Does vaping stain teeth? Vaping can stain your teeth, but not nearly as much as smoking does. Brown nicotine particles from e-liquids are absorbed quickly by your naturally porous teeth, resulting in yellow teeth. Most doctors reluctantly recognize that vaping isn't as harmful as smoking cigarettes.
Vaping-caused inflammation can affect your gums to such a serious extent that your teeth can fall out. Vaping, like cigarettes, can make you smell, which is not pleasant for anyone.
Vaping does not cause face and belly fat specifically. As we've mentioned, vaping has appetite-suppressing effects due to the chemical nicotine. If you're noticing more fat on your face or belly, it's not down to flavoured e-liquids but probably down to your eating or lifestyle habits.
The good news is that if you have chosen to fast for your diet, vaping isn't going to compromise anything. We've been making our e-liquids for years, and can confirm that the calories delivered by vaping are negligible at most.
In the short-term, vaping nicotine may feel good by stimulating production of the “feel good” chemical in the brain called dopamine which can create feelings of pleasure and relaxation. Vaping nicotine also creates social opportunities to connect with other people and provides a distraction from stressful situations.
There is no direct connection between vaping and acne. But there are other risks associated with vaping which can further contribute to the occurrence of acne breakouts. Vaping causes dehydration which can impact the production of sebum.
Try changing your daily routine to avoid “triggers” that cause you to want to vape. It may be best to avoid certain situations in the early stages of quitting. Prepare for cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Learn about stress-reducing activities like meditation or taking a brisk walk to keep yourself busy.
Can you smoke or vape when fasting? Just like eating and drinking, smoking or vaping is not permitted while fasting. If someone smokes or vapes while they are fasting, the fast will immediately be broken. Smoking breaks the fast because the smoke contains particles that can reach the stomach.