Fresh vegetables help restore lung damage in people who have quit smoking

People who quit smoking have a diet high in tomatoes and fresh fruit every day have the opportunity to recover the functions of the lungs that were damaged by previous smoking.

That is the research results of American scientists published in the European Journal of Respiratory (RRJ) issue in December 2017.

Ms. Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, associate professor of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (USA) and the team looked at the diet and lung function of more than 650 people in Germany, Norway and He in 2002 and conducted pulmonary function tests of the same group of participants in this study in 2012.

Tomatoes are sold at a supermarket in Lile, France.(Source: AFP / VNA).

The results showed that people who had previously smoked if they ate more tomatoes and in their daily diet, the natural "aging" rate in lung function would slow down over a 10-year period, recovering from the lesions. lungs caused by smoking.

Specifically, adults who eat an average of more than 2 tomatoes or more than 3 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables / day have a slower rate of lung function decline than those who eat less than 1 tomato or less than 1 password. vegetable parts / day.

According to Ms. Garcia-Larsen, knowing a diet rich in vegetables and fruits can reduce the "aging" speed of the lungs, a process that occurs naturally even if you have never smoked.

Lung function begins to decline from age 30 and older and weak lung activity is associated with a high risk of death from various diseases, including heart disease,.