Editing Abdominal obesity (section)

=== Asthma ===

Developing asthma due to abdominal obesity is also a main concern. As a result of breathing at low lung volume, the muscles are tighter and the airway is narrower.  Obesity causes decreased [[tidal volume]]s due to a reduction in chest expansion that is caused both by the weight on the chest itself and the effect of abdominal obesity on flattening the diaphragm.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mohanan S, Tapp H, McWilliams A, Dulin M | title = Obesity and asthma: pathophysiology and implications for diagnosis and management in primary care | journal = Experimental Biology and Medicine | volume = 239 | issue = 11 | pages = 1531–40 | date = November 2014 | pmid = 24719380 | pmc = 4230977 | doi = 10.1177/1535370214525302 }}</ref> It is commonly seen that people who are obese breathe quickly and often, while inhaling small volumes of air.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shore SA, Johnston RA | title = Obesity and asthma | journal = Pharmacology & Therapeutics | volume = 110 | issue = 1 | pages = 83–102 | date = April 2006 | pmid = 16297979 | doi = 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2005.10.002 }}</ref> People with obesity are also more likely to be hospitalized for asthma. A study has stated that 75% of patients treated for asthma in the emergency room were either overweight or obese.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Thomson CC, Clark S, Camargo CA | title = Body mass index and asthma severity among adults presenting to the emergency department | journal = Chest | volume = 124 | issue = 3 | pages = 795–802 | date = September 2003 | pmid = 12970000 | doi = 10.1378/chest.124.3.795 | s2cid = 13138899 }}</ref>