Vitamin D deficiency in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and relationships with body composition and physical performance

Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic and progressive respiratory disease, commonly associated with alterations of nutritional status. Among these, low Vitamin D levels are frequent and related to disease severity, risk of exacerbations and annual hospitalizations and general health status of individual patients.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research