RT Book, Section A1 Ghimire, Anil A1 Iannuzzi, Michael A2 Silverman, Robert K. SR Print(0) ID 1139757060 T1 Asthma and Obesity T2 Obesity Medicine: Management of Obesity in Women's Health Care YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071843515 LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139757060 RD 2024/10/09 AB Obesity alters lung function, can cause symptoms suggesting asthma, and may worsen preexisting asthma. The precise mechanisms on how obesity leads to or worsens asthma are not well elucidated. A combination of mechanical factors, adipose-released inflammatory mediators, and immune system activation appears likely responsible for the “obese-asthma” phenotype.