Obesity as Disorder of CO2 Respiration: Role of Allergen Exposure in Enhancing Lung Capacity and CO2 Exchange
While it has been understood for some time that the process of eliminating fat is one of unlocking and eliminating from the body carbon dioxide stored in fat, just how important lung function is to this process is likely being understated in medical literature and treatment protocols for obesity.
Taking into consideration the staggering disparity of obesity rates between states that are in lower-lying parts of the United States such as those in the deep south and states such as Colorado that lie in the higher elevations, it seems clear that the common link in many cases of obesity is reduced lung function. Both regular exercise and relocating to higher elevations share in common that they serve to improve lung capacity. A pair of lungs must, of course, work harder to acquire needed oxygen at higher elevations and in so doing, improve their capacity vis a vis an increase in their total surface area and thus gain an enhanced capability to passively eliminate CO2 from the blood.
I propose conducting a study into the role of outdoor allergens in what may be termed healthy lung inflammation. Both muscle growth and healthy expansion of lung capacity depend upon a process of slightly damaging tissue which must go through a process of brief inflammation which must then be turned off, followed by a period of growth and healing. For those living sedentary lifestyles, living in sterile (in the sense that outdoor allergens are not present) indoor environments eliminates a stimulus that had in the past served to expand lung capacity, in this author’s view.
While it has been understood for some time that the process of eliminating fat is one of unlocking and eliminating from the body carbon dioxide stored in fat, just how important lung function is to this process is likely being understated in medical literature and treatment protocols for obesity.
Taking into consideration the staggering disparity of obesity rates between states that are in lower-lying parts of the United States such as those in the deep south and states such as Colorado that lie in the higher elevations, it seems clear that the common link in many cases of obesity is reduced lung function. Both regular exercise and relocating to higher elevations share in common that they serve to improve lung capacity. A pair of lungs must, of course, work harder to acquire needed oxygen at higher elevations and in so doing, improve their capacity vis a vis an increase in their total surface area and thus gain an enhanced capability to passively eliminate CO2 from the blood.
I propose conducting a study into the role of outdoor allergens in what may be termed healthy lung inflammation. Both muscle growth and healthy expansion of lung capacity depend upon a process of slightly damaging tissue which must go through a process of brief inflammation which must then be turned off, followed by a period of growth and healing. For those living sedentary lifestyles, living in sterile (in the sense that outdoor allergens are not present) indoor environments eliminates a stimulus that had in the past served to expand lung capacity, in this author’s view.
