An open, controlled study in two groups of 19 obese asthma patients testing whether a supervised weight-reduction programme with an eight-week very-low-energy diet affected lung function, symptoms and health status.
Citation: Stenius-Aarniala B, Poussa T, Kvarnström J, Grönlund EL, Ylikahri M, Mustajoki P. Immediate and long term effects of weight reduction in obese people with asthma: randomised controlled study. 2000.
