The impact of bariatric surgery on asthma control differs among obese individuals with reported prior or current asthma, with or without metabolic syndrome.

The impact of bariatric surgery on asthma control differs among obese individuals with reported prior or current asthma, with or without metabolic syndrome.

<h4>Background</h4>Both obesity and the metabolic syndrome have been independently associated with increased asthma morbidity. However, it is unclear whether metabolic syndrome limits the beneficial effects of weight loss on asthma.<h4>Objectives</h4>To evaluate whether baria...

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Main Authors: Erick Forno, Peng Zhang, Mehdi Nouraie, Anita Courcoulas, James E Mitchell, Bruce M Wolfe, Gladys Strain, Saurabh Khandelwal, Fernando Holguin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214730

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214730

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