Body-mass index and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in women.

By B. Jacobson, Samuel C. Somers, C. Fuchs, C. Kelly, C. Camargo. New England Journal of Medicine, 2006

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Overweight, obesity, and incident asthma: a meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies. (2007, background): “Obesity in the absence of asthma causes physiologic impairments in lung function, including reduction in lung volumes (35), chest wall restriction (36), and increased oxygen cost of breathing (37), and contributes to comorbid conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux (38, 39 ) and sleep apnea; the”
Trends in Prescription Drug Use among Adults in the United States from 1999–2012 (2015, neutral): “6] 40-64 2352 1428 (65) [62-67] 372 (15) [13-17] ≥65 1249 1120 (90) [87-93] 498 (39) [35-44] Sex Men 2739 1398 (52) [48-57] 418 (13) [10-16] Women 2819 1746 (65) [62-67] 499 (16) [14-19] Race/ethnicity White non-Hispanic 2040 1377 (66) [63-69] 440 (17) [15-20] Black non-Hispanic 1455 835 (52) [49-55”
Obesity as a Major Risk Factor for Cancer (2013, background): “It has been estimated that about 20% of all cancers are caused by excess weight [5], and the Million Women Study, the largest study of its kind on women, has shown that approximately half can be attributed to obesity in postmenopausal women [6].”