Eat apples and food antioxidants…especially if you are a smoker

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Published the 27.12.2017 at 11h24

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“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” the saying goes, it away especially the pulmonologist when you smoke. A study of the school of public health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg shows that the consumption of apples and tomatoes improves the condition of the lungs of former smokers.
It would also help to slow down the aging of lung function. From 30 years, the lungs start to age, the consequences are variable according to individuals and according to their state of health. Components nutritional antioxidant certain foods such as apple or tomato would be beneficial for the lungs of former smokers.

More than two tomatoes, or three apples per day

The researchers studied the diets and lung function of more than 650 adults in 2002. Test lung have been made ten years later. The lungs of those who ate more than two tomatoes, or three servings of fruit per day aged less quickly.
The main author of this research, published in the European Respiratory Journal, Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, explains that : “the study shows that the diet can help to repair the damage caused by smoking among former smokers “.

An element to combat respiratory diseases

In fact, the results show that those who consumed apples or tomatoes regularly, had, over a period of ten years, a decline slowest of their lung function. Scientists have also studied the consequences of the consumption of products containing fruit and vegetables such as tomato sauces or prepared dishes, but the positive effects have been reported only in the case of a consumption of fresh fruits or vegetables.

For researchers, these results show that a change of diet, increasing the proportion of foods rich in antioxidants, could help fight respiratory diseases.