by Barb Keck

Smokers
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ) develops most often in Chornic smokers. Research supports the fact that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of developing COPD. Some studies indicate up to 50% of long-term smokers older than age 45 develop COPD. (Staton GW Jr, Ingram RH Jr (2004) ).

In Our Store When You Past Is Hurting Your Present Natural Cancer Treatments That Work

Occupational Pollutants
People at highest risk of developing COPD from pollutants include coal workers, construction workers, metal workers and cotton workers, amongst others – often known as black lung disease. In most cases, these pollutants are combined with cigarette smoking further increasing the chance of developing of COPD.

Genetics
Occasionally there can be a deficiency known as alpha 1-anitrypsin which causes COPD.

Other Risk Factors
Increasing age, male gender, allergy, repeated airway infection and general impaired lung function are related to the development of COPD.

For further reading:
Breathe Right Now After a diagnosis of COPD and/or asthma, I did what I always do. I set out to learn as much as possible. A wonderful, comprehensive and hopeful book for anyone diagnosed with COPD. Written in understandable terms, with a great resources section to help you be in control of this disease

Other articles you may find interesting:

*The articles published on this site undergo our review process. We found the information in this article to be very useful and informative. The source website does not necessarily reflect our website. We have linked to them for your information only.