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It is a well known fact that clean air can show good effects on any human being, but it is learnt that the effect will be more on the children and their lungs functioning. The lung’s health is obviously dependent on what we breathe, for enhancing the children's lung health in the short term fresh and unpolluted air is crucial, according to a study conducted in California.

According to the statistics presented in a study, which appeared in New England Journal of Medicine, Children in California were found to experience improved lung function as levels of air pollution in the state declined between 1994 and 2011.

"We saw about a 10-percent improvement in the amount that children's lung capacity grew over a four-year period," said Jim Gauderman, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California.

The children who were examined during the period from 2007 to 2011, were compared with those records of mid-1990s

"We have seen dramatic improvements in air quality in Southern California, and this study demonstrates that it has resulted in substantial improvements in children's respiratory health," Gauderman was quoted as telling Live Science.

As per their observation on over 2,100 children of ages between 11 and 15, the reduced emissions from vehicles along with lower level of industrial pollutants affected the lungs of children positively. And the teens’ health condition has got improved.

The health improvements seen in the teens were most closely linked to lower concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, whereas the changes were linked to a lesser extent with ozone, Gauderman explained.

The vitality of fresh air is certainly high on all living organisms across the world; going for greener way can enhance the health conditions.

-kannamsai