Another Vote For Antioxidants - Brief Article

Protecting your lungs may be as easy as getting more vitamin E in your diet, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Holger J. Schunemann of the State University of New York at Buffalo and colleagues looked at the relationships between antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, retinol and carotenoids) and pulmonary function.

The study involved 1,616 participants, ages 35 to 79, all of whom were free of respiratory illness. The researchers found that those participants with high levels of vitamin E and beta-cryptoxanthin (a carotenoid) had healthier lungs than those with lower levels. Good sources of vitamin E include wheat germ, soybeans, broccoli, leafy green vegetables, eggs, oats, almonds, peanuts and butter.

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