Nutrition for respiratory disorders

If you suffer from a respiratory disease, changing your diet and lifestyle can help. An obvious lifestyle change would of course be to stop smoking if you are a tobacco smoker.

A bit about respiratory disorders

The respiratory system - the lungs and airways - together with the cardiovascular system, is responsible for delivering oxygen from the lungs to every cell in the body and then for removing carbon dioxide and returning it to the lungs to be exhaled.
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Asthma and nutrition

People with asthma generally have the same nutritional needs and food considerations as anyone else, but if you have asthma it is important to make a healthy diet a regular part of your life.
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Case study: woman with severe COPD who is losing weight

In this case study, we meet Patty was diagnosed with COPD a number of years back and who has now lost nearly 5kg over the last twelve months.
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Nutritional advice for respiratory disorders

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (commonly known as COPD), asthma, and sleep apnoea are three common respiratory disorders that you can avoid or help to treat by making sensible changes to your diet and lifestyle - as summarized in the chart here.
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Nutritional advice if you have COPD

Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) do not eat enough. Weight loss is very common and can increase breathing difficulties. It is therefore very important that people with COPD eat a balanced diet and take in enough calories to avoid undernutrition.
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Tips for treating sleep apnoea

Obesity contributes to the development of sleep apnoea and a weight loss of as little as 4.5kg (10lb) can dramatically improve symptoms.
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