Vitamin C may help people breathe easier

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Vitamin C may help people breathe easier

 

A two-year study indicates vitamin C may be strongly

associated with respiratory health. Appearing in a

recent issue of the Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences, the research suggests

insufficient vitamin C may enhance the possibility of

common inflammatory airway diseases.

 

According to researchers at Children’s Hospital &

Research Center in Oakland, CA, vitamin C plays a role

in keeping airway surfaces hydrated. Vitamin C is

present in the respiratory lining fluid of human lungs

and deficiencies can occur when the body is under

oxidative stress.

 

“Increased intake of vitamin C may loosen those sticky

airway secretions and improve clearance in the

respiratory tract,” according to lead researcher Beate

Illek. Previously, a U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services survey indicated a connection between

asthma risk and fruit intake, with particular regard

for vitamin C consumption.

 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

101(10):3691-3696, 2004