Here we have Mulubirhan Assefa Alemayohu presenting his results in research on how diet can benefit lung function against Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have been investigating the association of dietary flavonoid intake with lung function outcomes and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In preventive medicine, having a detailed understanding of disease burden and its key risk factors is a paramount to design an effective prevention and control measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From our scientific literature review, we highlighted the inconsistency of epidemiological findings on the risk factors of COPD. Our findings – using a data from a multinational survey Burden of Lung Disease (BOLD) study<\/a> – show a promising result that will improve our understanding on dietary flavonoid intake and their benefits on lung function and respiratory outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We have also investigated that to what extent international flavonoid food composition tables vary on flavonoid content of selected foods, which has significant contribution in reducing inconsistencies in the associations of flavonoids and health outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This will help address the knowledge gap on the risk factors of COPD that provide clues to understand the determinants for the prevention of the disease; and insight into the effective management of health-care resources. Subsequently, this will contribute to the sustainable development goal of reducing the mortality from non-communicable diseases by 30% by the year 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n