Avoiding Specific Foods May Enhance Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment

A dietary intervention may offer a “whole new way” of treating the deadly disease, adding to the existing options of medication and lung transplantation.
Avoiding Specific Foods May Enhance Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment
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A recent study published in Cell Metabolism found that avoiding foods rich in the amino acids serine and glutamine may boost the effectiveness of current medications for pulmonary hypertension treatment.

The authors noted that dietary intervention halted excess production of collagen in lung blood vessels that produce stiffness and hinder function, leading to heart failure, chronic lung disease, and death.

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