An online weight loss intervention for people with obesity and asthma significantly improved asthma control and quality of life, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Additionally, this intervention has the potential to meet FDA guidance for product evaluation, which requires 5% weight loss among 35% of its participants, Olivia Johnson, MS, RDN, a research specialist at Larner College of Medicine in Burlington, Vermont, and colleagues reported in the study.
The researchers recruited 43 participants (median age, 48 years; interquartile