Nutrition in COPD
The Respiratory Healthcare Professional's Nutritional COPD Guideline has been designed
- To raise the awareness of nutrition with respiratory health professionals and their COPD patients
- To provide a simple tool to aid first line nutritional management of this patient group
- To improve the nutritional status of COPD patients
The Respiratory Healthcare Professional's Nutritional COPD Guidelines were created by a working group sponsored by an educational grant from Nutricia. The multidisciplinary group of COPD and nutritional experts came from the Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists (ARNS), Education for Health (EFH), and the Respiratory Dietitians Network (affiliated to the UK Heart Health and Thoracic Dietetic Specialist Group). Representation was also made by the Department of Health and Dr Tom Wilkinson Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine at Southampton University School of Medicine.
Nutritional COPD guideline
This simple colour coded guideline was developed using the current scientific evidence and a best practice approach.
Colour-coded leaflets
Green leaflet: Eating well for your lungs
Yellow leaflet: Improving your nutrition
Red leaflet: Nutrition support in COPD
Training presentation
Training presentation - 10 slides to view or share which explain the background to the initiative and provide simple instructions on how to use the guideline Co-ordinated colour coded dietary advice leaflets for COPD patients leaflets were created by a group of Dietitians from the Respiratory Dietitians Network to use alongside the guideline.