Whitney Everett/Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma/May 2, 2008/11:10/post 15
A study of women has found that obesity may worsen the impact of asthma and also mask the severity of it. There was significant differences in the changes in respiratory function that occur with asthmatic bronchoconstriction in relation to obesity. The study also found that simple spirometry couldn’t determine the level of pulmonary dysfunction in obese people with asthma. Researches said it establishes a direct link between obesity and the development of dynamic hyperinflation, air breathed into the lungs can’t be expelled. This often occurs with acute asthma, but is more frequent in obese people. This goes to show that we need to do something about this obesity. People are getting worse not only with their weight but their health, such as asthma. When you develop asthma you can not do a lot of physical activity which in the end can not excersize to get the weight off. People need to be careful about what they put in their mouth and their weight.
http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/080501/obesity-may-worsen-impact-of-asthma.htm
1 comment:
I completely agree, the problems that can arise by not taking care of your body can be quite frightening. Hopefully people will start taking care of themselves before they digs themselves into a hole that is too deep to get out of.
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