Menthol ciggies pose greater health risk than regular ones, says FDA

A US watchdog's review has found that menthol cigarettes are a much greater public health risk than regular cigarettes.

The Food and Drug Administration evaluation also found that there is little proof to imply that menthol cigarettes are more or less toxic that regular cigarettes, Fox News reported.

But the review said that there is ample data to suggest that use of menthol is likely linked to increased smoking initiation by young people and that menthol smokers have a much harder time trying to quit.