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COPD causes more deaths annually than diabetes, malaria, TB and breast cancer combined.

COPD is a common, persistent dysfunction of the lung associated with a limitation in airflow.

Patients with COPD were at higher risk of having worse outcomes from COVID-19.

The muscles used in breathing might require 10 times more calories than a healthy person.

This phenomenon is called 'mucociliary dysfunction'.

Indoor air pollution can increase the risk of developing COPD.

An under-diagnosed disorder, COPD symptoms include shortness of breath, chest discomfort, frequent colds, & flu.

Adults who on an average eat more than two tomatoes have a slower decline in lung function.

Smoking also weakens bone strength, resulting in increased risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease includes respiratory conditions such as bronchitis and emphysema.

Though smoking in public places was banned in India in 2008, the implementation of this rule is being smoked away into thin air.

COPD is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe and is caused by damage to the lungs from many years, usually from smoking.