New Delhi (NVI): As the national capital and its surrounding areas reel under health emergency with its residents bound to inhale toxic air, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has suggested eating carrots and food items with high level of anti-oxidants to combat the ill-effects of the pollution on health.
“Oxidative stress triggered by various pollutants has serious negative effects on human health. One positive action is to include food items with high level of Antioxidants that can neutralise this. Of course, the solution lies in exposure prevention & control,” he said in tweet on November 4.
“The mechanisms of air pollution-induced health effects involve oxidative stress and inflammation. Inflammation has been shown to be a strong predictor of CVD and serum β-carotene inversely correlates with C-reactive protein and interleukin-6,” he tweeted.
“The main thing to do is to increase your levels of Antioxidants & decrease your formation of free radicals. One method of preventing oxidative stress is to ensure that you’re obtaining enough antioxidants in your diet through Broccoli, Carrots, Spinach, Red cabbage, Red peppers etc,” Dr Harsh Vardhan said.
It may be noted that Unicef India, in its recent report, had said that breathing in Delhi air is like a child smoking 25 cigarettes a day.
Oxidative stress triggered by various pollutants has serious negative effects on human health.
One positive action is to include food items with high level of Antioxidants that can neutralise this.
Of course, the solution lies in exposure prevention & control. pic.twitter.com/Uu3FvAwtX3— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) November 4, 2019
The main thing to do is to increase your levels of Antioxidants & decrease your formation of free radicals.
One method of preventing oxidative stress is to ensure that you’re obtaining enough antioxidants in your diet through Broccoli,Carrots, Spinach Red cabbage,Red peppers etc— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) November 4, 2019
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