Protection against Asthma

Eating vitamin Crich fruit such as kiwi may confer a significant protective effect against respiratory symptoms associated with asthma such as wheezing.A study published inThoraxthat followed over 18,000 children aged 67 years living in Central and Northern Italy found that those eating the most citrus and kiwifruit (57 servings per week) had 44% less incidence of wheezing compared to children eating the least (less than once a week). Shortness of breath was reduced by 32%, severe wheeze by 41%, night time cough by 27%, chronic cough by 25%, and runny nose by 28%.