Obesity and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Is Fatter Really Better?

BACKGROUND: Overweight/obesity is associated with longer survival in chronically ill patients, a phenomenon referred to as the ‘obesity paradox’.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roxana G Galesanu, Sarah Bernard, Karine Marquis, Yves Lacasse, Paul Poirier, Jean Bourbeau, François Maltais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/181074