Recent research found that eating apples and tomatoes can repair lung damage in former smokers.
The study revealed that adults who consumed 2 tomatoes and more than 3 apples a day showed a decrease in lung function is smaller than those who rarely eat apples or tomatoes.
However, these benefits can only be obtained when eating fresh apples or tomatoes. This means processed foods have no similar benefits.
Studies from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health assessed the diet and lung function of more than 650 adults in 2002, and then repeated the same test in the same group of participants 10 years later.
The research participants came from Germany, Norway and the UK. They were asked to fill out a questionnaire about diet and overall nutritional intake, as well as undergoing spirometry - a procedure that measures the capacity of the lungs to take in oxygen.
The study also considered factors such as age, height, sex, body mass index, socioeconomic status, physical activity, and total energy intake.
The study revealed that adults who consumed 2 tomatoes and more than 3 apples a day showed a decrease in lung function is smaller than those who rarely eat apples or tomatoes.
However, these benefits can only be obtained when eating fresh apples or tomatoes. This means processed foods have no similar benefits.
Studies from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health assessed the diet and lung function of more than 650 adults in 2002, and then repeated the same test in the same group of participants 10 years later.
The research participants came from Germany, Norway and the UK. They were asked to fill out a questionnaire about diet and overall nutritional intake, as well as undergoing spirometry - a procedure that measures the capacity of the lungs to take in oxygen.
The study also considered factors such as age, height, sex, body mass index, socioeconomic status, physical activity, and total energy intake.
