Effect of Supplementing a High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate Enteral Formula in COPD Patients
One of the goals in treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who suffer from hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and malnutrition is to correct the malnutrition without increasing the respiratory quotient and minimize the production of carbon dioxide. This 3-wk study evaluated the eff...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2003-03, Vol.19 (3), p.229-232 |
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Zusammenfassung: | One of the goals in treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who suffer from hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and malnutrition is to correct the malnutrition without increasing the respiratory quotient and minimize the production of carbon dioxide. This 3-wk study evaluated the efficacy of feeding a high-fat, low-carbohydrate (CHO) nutritional supplement as opposed to a high-carbohydrate diet in COPD patients on parameters of pulmonary function.
Sixty COPD patients with low body weight ( |
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ISSN: | 0899-9007 1873-1244 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0899-9007(02)01064-X |