title: Nutritional aspects of lung disease.
abstract: The relationships between dietary intake, ventilatory demand, and respiratory muscle function are now well recognized. Malnutrition in patients with advanced COPD is associated with adverse effects on respiratory muscle function leading to reduced muscle strength and premature mortality. The relationships between nutrient intake and the host inflammatory response are just beginning to be explored. This article summarizes current knowledge regarding the relationship between nutritional status and the lung.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donahoe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements