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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) is the #3 cause of death in the United States. Luckily, evidence suggests that we may be able to not only prevent COPD with diet, maybe even also treat it.
For substantiation of any statements of fact from the peer-reviewed medical literature, please see the associated videos below.
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Dietary interventions, including increasing fruit and vegetable intake and decreasing meat intake, may not only help slow the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but may actually improve lung function.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is now the third leading cause of death. The good news is that. in addition to smoking cessation, there are dietary interventions that can help prevent COPD.
