Obesity and lung function: From childhood to adulthood

Chapman, D; King, G; Forno, E

Obesity and lung function: From childhood to adulthood

Chapman, D

King, G Forno, E

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Citation:: Mechanisms and Manifestations of Obesity in Lung Disease, 2018, pp. 45-65
Issue Date:: 2018-09-29

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dc.contributor.author	Chapman, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8211-1817
dc.contributor.author	King, G
dc.contributor.author	Forno, E
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-28T18:41:09Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-28T18:41:09Z
dc.date.issued	2018-09-29
dc.identifier.citation	Mechanisms and Manifestations of Obesity in Lung Disease, 2018, pp. 45-65
dc.identifier.isbn	9780128135532
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/164578
dc.description.abstract	Research in the last few decades has shown that obesity and its metabolic complications have important effects on the respiratory system. There is ample and growing evidence that obesity affects lung function in otherwise healthy adults and children. Obesity exerts an additional load upon the respiratory system, changing the balance of pressures between the inward recoil of the lung and the outward pressure of the chest. This has major consequences on lung volumes, airway mechanics, airway closure, expiratory flow limitation, ventilation distribution, airway hyperresponsiveness, and exhaled nitric oxide levels. Many of the changes in lung function due to obesity are likely to contribute to respiratory symptoms; however, there are important differences in the effect of obesity on lung function between children, adolescents, and adults. Therefore understanding the effects of obesity on lung function throughout the lifespan is imperative to understanding present and future effects of obesity on respiratory health.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Mechanisms and Manifestations of Obesity in Lung Disease
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/B978-0-12-813553-2.00003-8
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dc.title	Obesity and lung function: From childhood to adulthood
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
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Abstract:

Research in the last few decades has shown that obesity and its metabolic complications have important effects on the respiratory system. There is ample and growing evidence that obesity affects lung function in otherwise healthy adults and children. Obesity exerts an additional load upon the respiratory system, changing the balance of pressures between the inward recoil of the lung and the outward pressure of the chest. This has major consequences on lung volumes, airway mechanics, airway closure, expiratory flow limitation, ventilation distribution, airway hyperresponsiveness, and exhaled nitric oxide levels. Many of the changes in lung function due to obesity are likely to contribute to respiratory symptoms; however, there are important differences in the effect of obesity on lung function between children, adolescents, and adults. Therefore understanding the effects of obesity on lung function throughout the lifespan is imperative to understanding present and future effects of obesity on respiratory health.

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