Medical News Today : reported that Eating fruits and vegetables reduces lung disease risk

Research, published this week in Thorax, finds a link between eating greater quantities of fruits and vegetables and lung health. As part of the analysis, the researchers assessed which particular foodstuffs were most effective at reducing the COPD risk. They found it lowered the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in former and current smokers. Which fruits and vegetables reduced COPD risk? The health benefits of eating a range of fruits and vegetables are well documented; reams of research has already made this clear.

Eating fruits, vegetables may lower lung disease risk

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes respiratory conditions that narrow the airways, such as bronchitis and emphysema. London: High daily intake of fruits such as apples and pears as well as green leafy vegetables may lower the risk of developing chronic lung disease in smokers, a new study has found. The participants were asked how many cigarettes they smoked daily, on average, between the ages of 15-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, and 51-60. Those eating five or more daily servings were 35 per cent less likely to develop lung disease than those eating two or fewer daily servings, they said. Each additional daily serving was associated with a four to eight per cent lower risk.

Researchers discover link between aging, devastating lung disease

Researchers used a genetic model programmed to make senescent cells self-destruct and a drug combination of dasatinib and quercetin which, in previous studies conducted by Mayo Clinic, was shown to eliminate senescent cells. Equipped with the findings from their studies of human lung tissue, researchers then replicated the process in mice. Researchers believe that these findings, which appear today in Nature Communications, are the next step toward a possible therapy for individuals suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Explore further: Vaccine improves fibrosis in mouse model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis The tissue samples were made available from the Lung Tissue Research Consortium, a resource program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).



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