Nutrition and respiratory health

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Chairs: Christophe Pison (Grenoble Cedex 9, France), Sally J. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Aims: To describe new insights into the role nutrition in respiratory health plays in diverse fields that range from primary prevention to personalised medicine. Updated information regarding the efficacy of nutritional intervention in COPD will be provided and novel nutritional targets will be presented on the basis of new insights into metabolism and inter-organ crosstalk.
Target audience: Basic scienticts, clinical scientists, clinicians, fellows, dieticians, physiotherapists, epidemiologists, and physiologists.

Healthy diet, lung, and cardiovascular health: connecting the dots Raphaëlle Varraso (Villejuif, France)
The pink puffer and blue bloater revisited (Nutritional assessment and therapy in COPD: ERS statement) Emiel F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, Netherlands)