Carbs have taken flak over the past few years,ruthlessly maligned and pushed aside by the advent of South Beach and Atkins Diets. The truth is your body needs some Carbohydrates for energy and not all carbohydrates are the same.
Carbs create more carbon dioxide in your bloodstream than proteins and fats do and COPD makes it harder to rid your body of Carbon Dioxide. When your already struggling to take in oxygen and expel Carbon Dioxide, it makes since to take precautions against creating even more Carbon Dioxide.
Most Physicians and Dietitians advise their COPD Patients to limit simple carbohydrates in those found in snack foods, and to get most of their calories from proteins and healthy fats. So put down the Pretzels and Potato Chips, get your carbs from wholegrain breads or cereals, Fruits, and even Veggies.
TIP: Read the labels on packaged foods to see how many grams of carbohydrates are in each serving. Then limit you carbohydrates to between 15 to 20 grams each day.
When you breathe out, your body gets rid of Carbon Dioxide (CO2).
Carbon dioxide is expelled from our lungs.
Carbon dioxide.
Breathing out removes carbon dioxide from the body. When we exhale, carbon dioxide is expelled from the lungs, allowing the body to rid itself of this waste product.
Carbon dioxide and urea
Because your body needs oxygen and to get rid of carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide and urea
Out of your body into the surrounding atmosphere.
The job of breathing is to bring oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide from the body. Oxygen is needed for cells to produce energy through a process called respiration, and carbon dioxide is a waste product that needs to be expelled.
Feces, urine, and carbon dioxide.
urine, feces, carbon dioxide
They switch Carbon Dioxide to carry Oxygen around the body.