While this research did culminate in strong evidence regarding weight loss and its effects on lung airway responses, the precise mechanism for this phenomenon remains unknown.
The diverse effects of obesity on lung disease are increasingly being teased apart, with researchers honing in on the impact of metabolic dysfunction, circulating inflammatory factors, and other factors.
Over half of people with asthma are obese. These individuals do not respond well to standard therapies, but new research out of the Vermont Lung Center holds promise for improving asthma treatments for this population.