title: Nutritional aspects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: Nutritional status is an important factor in certain patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This article reviews the prevalence and effects of weight loss as well as potential strategies for nutritional repletion in COPD.
mesh_terms: D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D003376:Counseling; D004032:Diet; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D051381:Rats; D012119:Respiration; D013217:Starvation