Weight likely cause for one-fourth of asthma cases in kids with obesity
Monday, November 26, 2018 - 10:20
in Health & Medicine
A study including health data for more than 500,000 children in the US suggests obesity might be to blame for about a quarter (23 to 27 percent) of asthma in children who are obese. This could mean about 10 percent of all kids ages 2 to 17 with asthma -- almost 1 million children in the US -- might have avoided the illness by maintaining a healthy weight.