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Enfermería Global
On-line version ISSN 1695-6141
Abstract
DE LOS SANTOS IZQUIERDO, J.M.; PENA MOLINERO, C.; ORTEGA BARRIUSO, R. and MANSO MELGOSA, A.B.. Review of evidence on the influence of the diet on the evolution of COPD. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.28, pp.323-336. ISSN 1695-6141.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) causes significant morbidity and mortality, with a large consumption of health resources. The main cause is smoking. Despite the fact there is no cure for COPD, it can be avoided resulting in an improvement in the quality of life and an increase the survival rate, through available therapeutic resources, among which are the rehabilitation and health education. Rehabilitation includes training programs designed to improve dyspnoea, fatigue and exercise tolerance. It consists of physical training programs, health education, psychological intervention, conduct intervention and education on diet and nutrition. This study has been performed on an extensive bibliographic compilation of published articles on dietary education patients with COPD in the last five years. In order to get the highest methodological quality articles and perform a review of the existing studies on the influence of diet in patients diagnosed with COPD and evaluate the evidence of those patients, it was necessary to implement a critical reading tool (CASPE), to incorporate them into the pattern of performance against these patients. The conclusion of this review is that patients with COPD may profit from a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, soy, fiber and olive oil, while a diet rich of sugars and cured meat may worsen your condition. However additional studies to corroborate these claims are recommended.
Keywords : COPD; diet.