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Article: Researcher links cigarette smoke, vitamin A deficiency and emphysema.
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- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- August 21, 2004
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2004 AUG 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While studying the relationship between vitamin A and lung inflammation, a Kansas State University researcher made a surprising discovery - a link between vitamin A and emphysema in smokers.
Richard Baybutt, associate professor of human nutrition, said his research could have a number of implications for smokers and the cigarette and health industries.
The discovery was accidental, Baybutt said, but the research project quickly shifted to investigate the link.
"We essentially weren't looking for it," he said. "But we knew we had do this."
According to Baybutt, his previous research had shown ...