Obesity worsens asthma severity and responses to medication, yet most doctors fail to address weight management with these ...

Discover 7 surprising ways asthma develops in adulthood – from workplace exposures to hormonal shifts. Frequently begins ...

Children and adolescents in the U.S. who consume higher amounts of dietary energy have a lower risk of asthma, but this ...

Are good health and obesity mutually exclusive? Not necessarily — but it’s complicated. For years, body size was considered a barrier to most sports, but today that’s starting to change — with ...

Healthy fats and proteins such as avocados and nuts have anti-inflammatory properties for allergic asthma. Learn which foods to eat and avoid.

Background: Population-based studies have documented an association between obesity and an increased prevalence of asthma in women. Methods: We prospectively studied 58 obese women with a body ...

The findings highlight "monumental societal failures" in the fight against obesity, said population health researcher Jessica Kerr.

Children who are obese are not only more likely to have asthma but also experience more severe and frequent symptoms. Managing asthma properly requires routine physician visits, taking medications ...