There is substantial epidemiological and experimental evidence of an obesity-related
asthma phenotype. Compared to children of healthy weight, children with obesity are at …

COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is characterized by pneumonia, lymphopenia,
exhausted lymphocytes and a cytokine storm. Several reports from around the world have …

Evidence has lately emerged regarding an increased risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 with worse
prognosis in patients with obesity, especially among the young. Weight excess is a well …

First identified as a feasible treatment for intractable epilepsy, the ketogenic diet (KD) has
recently gained popularity thanks to growing evidence on applications such as weight loss …

Obesity is a chronic disease caused by an excess of adipose tissue that may impair health
by altering the functionality of various organs, including the lungs. Excessive deposition of …

Obesity is becoming more and more prevalent especially in Western industrial nations. The
understanding of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ as well as the detection of …

A principal purpose of type 2 immunity was thought to be defense against large parasites,
but it also functions in the restoration of homeostasis, such as toxin clearance following …

The proportion of obese or overweight patients in COPD patients is increasing. Although
BMI, WC and other easy to measure indicators have been proven to be related to the risk of …

Severe obesity is associated with an increased risk of admission to intensive care units and
need for invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19. The association of …

In March 2020, the WHO declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a global pandemic. Obesity was …