UAI doctors develop food to treat COPD

doctor. Mario Groberman (Director, Diploma in Clinical Nutrition) Presented to the public for the first time the development of medical foods for specific purposes for patients suffering from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).

The presentation is at health sciences congress, Depend on Open University of the Americas and Adventist University of Plata

had a huge public impact and left a real scoop, which was quickly reported by the Rosario media.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the official name of this The vanilla-flavored drink has been approved by the Santa Fe Food Safety Authority (ASSAL) and will soon be available in pharmacies and vendors across the country. The product was developed by Advance SA, a company dedicated to producing foods with high nutritional value, and Dr. Groberman serves as the medical director of the project.

Groberman noted that both chronic bronchitis and emphysema cause the lungs to gradually enlarge, which is called dynamic lung hyperinflation. “It traps air but makes it difficult to expel it, and the chest increases the size of the diaphragm (the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen) and tends to drop.

Below is the stomach, which, like during pregnancy, has little room to grow or fill with food, creating a feeling of fullness,” he describes. As a result of this condition, the person becomes malnourished and the capacity of the respiratory muscles decreases, making this process becomes difficult.