I am a male aged 63 and suffering from COPD. Before the onset of the disease I weighed 60 Kgs. But today I weigh only 45 Kgs. Please help me to gain some weight.

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Dt. Snehal KocharDietitian/Nutritionist6yrs exp

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Hi Mr. lybrate-user, Try to include more of bland foods like alkaline vegetables-beet, carrot, potato. Eat more of rice based foods like sooji, porridge, oats, fruits. You can include sugar on a daily basis and try to have whole dairy foods like yoghurt, curds, etc.

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