Regularly Eating Almonds for Lung Health
Living in a big city, surrounded by polluted air year-round; with the accelerating pace of life, many people turn to cigarettes to stay alert... All these factors create opportunities for the onset of lung cancer. How to protect our lungs has increasingly become a focus of public attention.
Research has shown that dietary therapy for lung health can help prevent lung diseases. Regular consumption of foods like almonds, Chinese yam, white radish, lily bulbs, and mung beans can have a moistening effect on the lungs. Almonds, in particular, have been regarded since ancient times as a healthy food that can relieve coughs, moisten the lungs, lower qi, and clear heat. In addition to their lung-nourishing functions, these foods can also boost the body's immune system.
Almonds are also rich in vitamin E. Finnish scientists conducted an 8-year study involving 29,000 male smokers. The results found that when the level of vitamin E in the blood is high, the incidence of lung cancer decreases by 19%-23%. This cancer-preventing effect of vitamin E is particularly significant for men under 60 who have been smoking for less than 40 years and are not heavy smokers, as it can reduce their lung cancer incidence by 40%-50%. A survey report published by the U.S. National Cancer Institute shows that regularly eating foods rich in vitamin E can significantly reduce the incidence of lung cancer in smokers. The institute points out in the report that foods rich in vitamin E include almonds, hazelnuts, and whole grain foods.