Vitamin d may delay the deterioration of lung in smokers

Vitamin d may delay the deterioration of lung in smokers

A recent study indicates that the lung function in smokers may weaken faster when they have a lack of vitamin d than those with normal levels of this vitamin.

But despite the increased levels of vitamin d may give some protection to the lungs from smoking outcomes, it does not prevent their degradation or health problems related to smoking, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, researchers warned.

She said Senior researcher in the study, Dr. Nancy Lange: "vitamin d can give a small amount of protection against lung damage caused by smoking, perhaps because of its resistance to oxidation and resistance to infection. If this results in studies and other experiments, vitamin d can give some protection against pulmonary function damage caused by smoking.

But Lange said that the effect was small, "and that the most important intervention for lung health in General is the people's abstention from smoking."

For the study, the team collects data about Lange more than 600 white man were part of a continuing long-term study on aging. Researchers have looked to find a link between vitamin d and lung function in men.

Over 25 years of follow-up, researchers found that lung function among smokers who have normal levels of vitamin d had deteriorated less than in smokers who have lower levels of natural for this vitamin.

However, there was no significant effect of vitamin d on lung function in terms of quality or bad when smokers and non-smokers; as the researchers.

Said Dr. aronabh Talwar, Director of advanced lung disease program: "This tells us that if we can prevent vitamin d deficiency when smoking can slow down the weaknesses of lung function.

However, he stressed the Talloires to take vitamin d is not a substitute for quitting smoking, and smokers are also vulnerable to increased risk of heart attacks, stroke and cancer.

He said another expert, Dr. Mikhail holik, a Professor of medicine and Physiology and Physiology biology at Boston University School of Medicine: "this kind of compatibility with the results of other studies on vitamin d and lung function", where Dr. holik that, for example, children who have vitamin d more likely to suffer respiratory and asthma balosis.

He also said: "it is not surprising that smokers who have a deficiency in vitamin d have lung function have weaker; there are also some studies which indicate that smoking actually reduces the levels of vitamin d".

The study did not prove a cause and effect relationship, but found a correlation between vitamin d and lung function in smokers.