Childhood Obesity and Respiratory Diseases: Which Link?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Obesity and Asthma
2.1. Obesity and Asthma: Pathogenesis
2.1.1. Environmental Factors
2.1.2. Genetics
2.1.3. Lung Growth
2.1.4. Lung Function
2.1.5. Mechanical and Inflammatory Mechanisms
2.1.6. Oxidative Stress
2.1.7. Microbiome
2.2. Treatment
3. Obesity and OSAS
3.1. Obesity and OSAS: Diagnosis
3.2. Obesity and OSAS: A Bidirectional Causality
4. Obesity and COVID 19
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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di Palmo, E.; Filice, E.; Cavallo, A.; Caffarelli, C.; Maltoni, G.; Miniaci, A.; Ricci, G.; Pession, A. Childhood Obesity and Respiratory Diseases: Which Link? Children 2021, 8, 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030177
di Palmo E, Filice E, Cavallo A, Caffarelli C, Maltoni G, Miniaci A, Ricci G, Pession A. Childhood Obesity and Respiratory Diseases: Which Link? Children. 2021; 8(3):177. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030177
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