Childhood Obesity and Respiratory Diseases: Which Link?

Childhood Obesity and Respiratory Diseases: Which Link?

Prevalence of childhood obesity is progressively increasing, reaching worldwide levels of 5.6% in girls and of 7.8% in boys. Several evidences showed that obesity is a major preventable risk factor and disease modifier of some respiratory conditions such as asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrom...

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Main Authors: Emanuela di Palmo, Emanuele Filice, Alessandra Cavallo, Carlo Caffarelli, Giulio Maltoni, Angela Miniaci, Giampaolo Ricci, Andrea Pession
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
obesity
asthma
airway dysanapsis
OSAS
leptin
adipose tissue
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/3/177

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