Vitamin D Doesn't Help Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by diseases such as Bronchitis and Emphysema, where breathing becomes more difficult as the airways are inflamed, blocked with mucus and ultimately permanently damaged. The problem is usually caused by cigarette smoking, although exposure to industrial chemicals, pollutants or smoke inhalation may also be involved...

Vitamin D won't ease COPD symptoms: Study

Will supplements help vitamin D-deficient patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Study yields surprising results

Evening Times

lung cancer and a heart attack are two well known risks of smoking. But there is another fatal blow that few people are aware of … Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Yet west Scotland is a hotspot for the condition.

Vitamin D doesn't ease lung disease symptoms: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of people with moderate or severe lung disease, taking large amounts of vitamin D was not linked to any symptom relief, researchers from Belgium report. Prior research suggested that up to three quarters of people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are deficient in the vitamin. So it was thought that giving them extra vitamin D ...

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