YOUR LUNG FUNCTIONS MAY BE IMPROVED BY FOOD   HIGHER IN FIBER

(MedLinePlus news) -- "Eating a fiber-rich diet may help protect you against lung disease, a new study suggests.

"Lung disease is an important public health problem, so it's important to identify modifiable risk factors for prevention," study author Corrine Hanson, an associate professor of medical nutrition at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said in a journal news release.

"However, beyond smoking very few preventative strategies have been identified. Increasing fiber intake may be a practical and effective way for people to have an impact on their risk of lung disease," she added.

The findings were published recently in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society."