2023-08-14 11:50:55
According to a recent study, vitamin K would have a favorable impact on lung health. Thus, green vegetables could play an important role in maintaining lung function and preventing certain respiratory conditions.
Due to pollution, cigarettes, alcohol or poor diet, the number of lung diseases and people prone to strokes has increased considerably in recent years. But today we learn that the consumption of a famous green vegetable could improve the condition of the lungs.
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen on more than 4,000 participants aged 24 to 77 has indeed led to the discovery a link between vitamin K and our respiratory system. After a series of lung function tests, including spirometry, which assesses the ability of the lungs to take in and release air, the results indicate that individuals with lower vitamin K levels performed worse on tests assessing lung function. pulmonary.
Vitamin K: a “magic” nutrient for the body?
Also thanks to this study, the researchers discovered that individuals who did not have vitamin K present in their body were twice as likely to report suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)44% more likely to report asthma episodes and 81% more likely to report wheezing.
Vitamin K, also found in vegetable oils and grains, is best known for its role in healing wounds, producing proteins needed for blood clotting and building healthy bones. now very little placed at the heart of studies.
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Vitamin K: in which foods can you find this precious nutrient?
Vitamin K can be produced by bacteria in the intestinal flora or provided by food. Thus, it is mainly found in green cabbage, parsley, salad, asparagus, rapeseed oil, but even more so in… spinach! 100 g of cooked spinach provides an average of 400 mcg of vitamin Kenough to make this vegetable one of the richest in vitamin K.
On the other hand, we recall that according to the European Food Safety Authority, an adequate intake of vitamin K is 70mcg per day for adults.
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