USA: A diet rich in red, green and yellow fruits and vegetables may help keep lungs healthy
This article is locked. You need to be a Registered User of just-food to view this article.
Summary: A dietary study by University at Buffalo nutrition researchers has shown that lutein and zeaxanthin, rather obscure antioxidant vitamins in the carotenoid family, have a significant positive effect on lung health. Study participants who ate half the average amount of foods containing lutein and zeaxanthin showed a reduction in lung function equivalent to 1-2 years of aging, results showed. Read the complete article…
Date: 25 February 2002
Source: just-food.com
Becoming a Registered User of just-food is free, simple and will take less than a minute to complete. To start the registration process click here.
Once you have completed the registration you will automatically have full access to this and thousands of other articles on just-food.
Not what you wanted? Try searching our 40,964 articles
just-food.com factsheet
What's this?
