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@Mangan150 ipratropium can improve FEV1 by 28 mL (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/86816…), so about 1/10 as much as this “low-carb” diet did (dabamirror.sci-hub.tw/4081/4cc43c7fb…). Note that this “low-carb” diet was 28% carb by calories.
@Mangan150 COPD is one of the big killers, and debilitators.
@Mangan150 Oh, and the improvement from the drug was measured after 90 days on the drug, compared to 15 days on the diet.
@Mangan150 Oh, and check out the side-effects of ipratropium: drugs.com/sfx/ipratropiu…
@Mangan150 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… (lmshtfy: dacemirror.sci-hub.tw/journal-articl…) 33% improvement in FEV1 from 3 weeks of a modest reduction in carb and increase in fat
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