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Obesity and Lung Health in Children

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Obesity and Lung Disease

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Abstract

Obesity among children has increased dramatically and has received considerable recent public health attention. The impact of obesity on lung health has become a recognized problem worldwide and an area of intense research. Obese children and adolescents are at greater risk for asthma, impaired lung mechanics, sleep-disordered breathing, and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. This chapter will discuss our current understanding of these conditions and will explore the possible mechanisms underlying the increased asthma risk among obese children. Obesity may influence the phenotypic characteristics of asthma. For example, obese children with asthma may have more difficulty achieving symptom control. We will explore the current knowledge of how obesity in childhood affects the complex disease characteristics of asthma.

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