Dietary Counseling Helped Some with COPD, Study Shows
April 8, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with chronic lung conditions tend to be underweight or malnourished, but dietary counseling can help them gain some weight and function better, new research shows.
For their study, Dr. C. Elizabeth Weekes, from St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, and colleagues recruited 59 people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, an umbrella term for lung conditions such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
The participants were assigned on a random basis to receive dietary counseling and advice on food fortification or to receive a dietary advice leaflet only. The counseling was ongoing for six months, and the subjects were followed for another six months.
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