Smokers’ Lung Function May Be Protected By Vitamin D Intake
Boston researchers have discovered that vitamin D may protect against the effects of smoking on lung cancer function. The study, published in advance of the print version of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.Vitamin D is linked to worse lung function and over time, in a more rapid decline in lung function…
July 23, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: critical, effects, may-protect, more-rapid, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, over-time, print, respiratory, smoking / quit smoking, smoking-on-lung, society, the-print, worse-lung
Risk Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Not Increased By Low Vitamin D Levels
Vitamin D levels are not related to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with severe COPD, according to a large prospective cohort study involving 973 North American patients. The findings were published online ahead of the print edition of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine…
November 7, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: acute-exacerbations, cohort-study, critical, involving-973, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, print, respiratory, society
