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Functional changes during nutritional repletion in patients with lung disease
Clinics in Chest Medicine
|March 1, 1986
Summary
Weight loss in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is linked to hypermetabolism, where calorie intake may not meet energy needs. Nutritional repletion can improve muscle function in early stages but is ineffective in end-stage COPD.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Nutritional Science
- Metabolic Research
Background:
- Weight loss in COPD patients is often associated with a hypermetabolic state.
- Caloric intake may be insufficient to meet the elevated metabolic demands, leading to progressive weight loss.
- This contrasts with surgical patients experiencing below-predicted energy expenditure.