Doctors say eating specific type of food may offset lung damage from air pollution

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A new study suggests that eating fruit could protect the lungs.

Researchers from the University of Leicester in the U.K. discovered that eating a high intake of fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function.

The findings were presented this month at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam.

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More than 90% of the global population is exposed to air pollution levels that “exceed WHO guidelines,” researcher Pimpika Kaewsri shared during the presentation, according to a press release.

“Ample research shows that exposure to higher air pollution levels is associated with reduced lung function,” Kaewsri said.

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