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Asthma - Management
Weight reduction, diet, and exercise: What advice should I give someone with asthma?
- Advise overweight people that a healthy diet and regular exercise will help with weight reduction and improve asthma control:
- Advise people (if possible) to take 30 minutes of exercise to increase their heart rate at least five times weekly. For more information on weight loss, see the CKS topic on Obesity.
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