Obesity Worsens Asthma

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His advice for trying to keep asthma in check? "In general, the best bet would be to be at a normal weight," Schatz said.

The study adds to the base of knowledge about weight and asthma, said Dr. Christopher Cooper, a professor of medicine and physiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. "This adds additional evidence there is some association between the two," he said.

The study relied on large numbers overall, he said, and the statistics are sound. One limitation is the lack of an intervention, such as following obese asthmatics who lose weight to see if their condition improves, he added.

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Exactly why obesity seems to make asthma worse is not known. In the study, Schatz and his colleagues speculated that obese people may have a lower self-image and not adhere to measures to make their asthma better, may not be as adherent to medication, or other factors.

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For more on asthma and what can trigger it, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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