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Lung function in obese children and adolescents without respiratory disease: a systematic review.

Mariana Simões FerreiraFernando Augusto Lima MarsonVaneza Lira Waldow WolfJosé Dirceu RibeiroRoberto Teixeira Mendes
Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)
Lung function, measured by several tools, shows numerous markers with contradictory alterations. Differences concerning the reported results of lung function do not allow us to reach a consensus on lung function changes in children and adolescents with obesity, highlighting the need for more publications on this topic with a standardized methodology.
Keyphrases
  • lung function
  • cystic fibrosis
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • air pollution
  • weight loss
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle
  • obese patients