Here's how to get more lung-saving vitamin K in your diet

Vitamin K could seriously improve your lung function
Here's how to get more lung-saving vitamin K in your diet

Research shows that people with higher levels of vitamin K were less likely to have serious problems like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Picture: Alamy/PA. 

Higher levels of vitamin K — which can be found in broccoli and spinach, among other foods — could lead to better lung function, a new report has revealed.

Researchers of a study published in the journal ERJ Open Research, saw a team of Danish researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital and the University of Copenhagen, examine more than 4,000 people aged 24 to 77.

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