title: The effect of obesity on chronic respiratory diseases: pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies.
abstract: Sedentary lifestyles and increased pollution brought about by industrialization pose major challenges to the prevention of both obesity and chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Obesity has emerged as an important risk factor for these respiratory diseases, and in many instances weight loss is associated with important symptomatic improvement. Moreover, obesity may influence the development and presentation of these diseases. In this article, we review the current understanding of the influence of obesity on chronic respiratory diseases and the clinical management of obesity concurrent with asthma, COPD, obstructive sleep apnea or obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Division de kinésiologie, Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Qué.
authors.forename: Magali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poulain
authors.forename: Mariève
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.forename: Geneviève C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Major
authors.forename: Vicky
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Drapeau
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sériès
authors.forename: Louis-Philippe
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Boulet
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maltais
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D001823:Body Composition; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010845:Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D015431:Weight Loss