Vol. 3, Issue 1, Part A (2021)
                
                
                    
    
        
                            Study of effect of diet and exercise on pulmonary function test values in adults with mild asthma-An interventional study
                    
    
    
            
            Abstract:
            
                            Background: Asthma management is a complex process influenced by multiple interacting factors. Among India’s 1.31 billion people, about 6% of children and 2% of adults have asthma.  Objectives: To study the effect of diet and exercise, onpulmonary function test values in patients of mild asthma.  Methodology: 80 mild asthma patients in the age group of 20-60 years, including both sexes and taking antiasthma treatment since 5 to 10 years will be recruited for the study.  Observation: Statistically significant values of TV, ERV and FVC was obtained in the exercise group as compared to the diet group.  Conclusion: Regular exercise like walking for 30 minutes at dawn or dusk for 5 days a week for at least twelve weeks can better lung function values and can supplement routine medications in mild asthmatic patients. 
                     
                    
        
        
        
        
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                Dalia Biswas. 
Study of effect of diet and exercise on pulmonary function test values in adults with mild asthma-An interventional study. Int. J. Physiol. Health Phys. Educ. 2021;3(1):21-26. DOI: 
10.33545/26647265.2021.v3.i1a.28