Abstract
As part of an individualized intervention to improve the physical, emotional, and social functioning of patients with chronic respiratory diseases in general and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in particular, awareness of the presence and consequences of changes in body composition increased enormously during the last decades, and nutritional intervention is considered as an essential component in the comprehensive approach of these patients. This review describes the prevalence and the clinical impact of body composition changes and also provides an update of current intervention strategies. It is argued that body composition, preferentially a three-component evaluation of fat, lean, and bone mass, must become part of a thorough assessment of every patient, admitted for pulmonary rehabilitation.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 725534 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Volume | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- nutrition
- body composition
- COPD
- chronic respiratory conditions
- rehabilitation
- muscle function
- DIETARY NITRATE SUPPLEMENTATION
- RESTING ENERGY-EXPENDITURE
- RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL
- AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION
- QUALITY-OF-LIFE
- FAT-FREE MASS
- SKELETAL-MUSCLE
- EXERCISE PERFORMANCE
- MALNOURISHED PATIENTS
- COPD PATIENTS