Introduction Nutritional depletion is one of the most common comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Between 19-70% of COPD patients are classified as malnourished. Weight loss, low body mass index (BMI) and/or fat-free mass...
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Introduction Nutritional depletion is one of the most common comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Between 19-70% of COPD patients are classified as malnourished. Weight loss, low body mass index (BMI) and/or fat-free mass index (FFMI) are associated with a worse prognosis and increased mortality risk, regardless of the severity of the impairment of lung function. 1- Hsieh MJ, Yang TM, Tsai YH. Nutritional supplementation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Formos Med Assoc. 2016;115:595-601. 2- American Thoracic Society, et al. Standards for the diagnosis and management of patients with COPD. American Thoracic Society. 2004. 3-Hogg J, Klapolz A, Reid-Hector J. Pulmonary disease. En: The Science and Practice of Nutrition Support. A Case – Based Core Curriculum. ASPEN ed. USA 2002. pp: 491-516. 4- Álvarez Hernández J. Enfoque terapéutico global de la disfunción muscular en la EPOC. Nutr Hosp. 2006;21 (Supl. 3) :76-83. 5- http://www
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