Can avocados cut the health risk of smog? Fruit's high levels of vitamin E may help to protect lungs from tiny particles

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A new study from King’s College London and Nottingham University has found that higher levels of vitamin E may help protect the lungs from particulates which are tiny particles of smog. Particulate matter is one of the main air pollutants thought to be damaging to human health. Co-author Professor Frank Kelly, Head of the Environmental Research Group, said: 'These new findings are consistent with previous reports which observed lower levels of vitamin E in people with lung conditions such as asthma.'

Period	15 May 2015
Held at	Daily Mail, United Kingdom