Obesity and Pulmonary Disease

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Did you know that overweight and obese adults breathe in up to 50% more air every day, compared with adults of normal weight?

Or that overweight and obese children breathe in up to 24% more air each day than children of normal weight?

Visceral abdominal fat restricts the diaphragm and makes it harder for lungs to expand.

This means that both overweight adults and children are more vulnerable to air contaminants — such as ammonia, sulfur dioxide, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide — known to be respiratory irritants. They are at greater risk for these and other pulmonary diseases.

✅ Asthma

✅ COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

✅ Dyspnea (shortness of breath; wheezing)

✅ Obstructive sleep apnea

✅ Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

If you are overweight or obese and suffering from any of these pulmonary issues, weight loss is a must to help improve with lung function.