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Vitamin C Keeps Lungs Healthy, Researchers Say



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ABSTRACT: An orange a day may help keep lung disease away, new research from the UK suggests.






COMMENTARY: In the study, researchers confirmed that people who consume high levels of vitamin C and magnesium tend to have healthier lungs. And for the first time, the research showed that people with high levels of vitamin C intake experience less decline in lung function over time.

By minimizing the decline in lung function as time passes, a diet containing lots of foods rich in vitamin C may lower the odds of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the study's authors report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

This entry was posted on January 6th, 2004 at 07:51:00 am and is filed under Prior Clinic Blog.