Impact of cognitive-behavioral interventions on weight loss and psychological outcomes: A meta-analysis.

Objectives: To examine the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy weight loss (CBTWL) interventions on weight loss, psychological outcomes (eating behaviors [cognitive restraint, emotional/binge eating], and depressive/anxiety symptoms) in adults with overweight or obesity.

Methods: To be included, studies had to (a) be randomized controlled clinical trials of a CBTWL intervention versus a comparison intervention; (b) include weight loss and psychological outcomes; and (c) include patients who were at least overweight to obese. This review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement (Moher, Liberati, Tetzlaff, & Altman & the PRISMA Group, 2009).

Mediator effect of depressive symptoms on the association between BMI and asthma control in adults.

Background: Obesity has been associated with worse asthma control. Depression has also been shown to be disproportionally prevalent among patients with asthma and among patients with obesity. However, no studies have examined the mediating effect of depression on the obesity-asthma relationship.

The impact of body mass index on inpatient- versus outpatient-treated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations.

Background: Increased body weight has been associated with worse prognoses for many chronic diseases; however, this relationship is less clear in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with underweight patients experiencing higher morbidity than normal or overweight patients.

Objective: To assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the risk for COPD exacerbations.

Methods: The present study included 115 patients with stable COPD (53% women; mean [± SD] age 67±8 years).

Effect of body mass index on self-reported exercise-triggered asthma.

Introduction: Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is common in individuals diagnosed with asthma, with 80% to 90% experiencing asthma symptoms during moderate exercise. Asthma has been linked to obesity such that obesity may be a risk factor for adult-onset asthma. Adults with asthma disclose comorbid obesity as one of the most common barriers to exercise.