Study reveals obese children have a greater risk of asthma than healthy children

US researchers claim that it is possible that weight gain is fueling the increase in childhood. The researchers found that obese children were more likely to develop a respiratory organ disorder than children of a healthy weight. The findings suggest that the incidence of an asthma diagnosis in obese children was significantly higher than in those with normal weight and that 23 to 27% of new asthma cases were directly attributable to obesity.

"Pediatric asthma is part of Terra Finkel, co-author of the Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, said," The health of the child is paramount. "There are few risk factors avoidable to reduce the incidence of respiratory diseases, but our information shows that reducing the occurrence of obesity in children could significantly reduce the burden of respiratory disease for public health, "said Finkel

For the study published in the journal Paediatrics, the research team badyzed the medical records of more than 500,000 young people.The researchers examined unidentified information concerning patients aged two to ten -seven-year-old with no history of respiratory disease and receiving care from six specialized medical centers between 2009 and 2015. Overweight or obese patients were matched with normal-weight patients from exe and age identical., race, ethnicity, type of insurance and placement of care

The researchers found that obesity in children with asthma seemed to increase the severity of the disease. Overweight has been identified as a modest risk factor for asthma, and the badociation has been reduced when the strictest definition of asthma has been used. "Addressing childhood obesity should be a priority to help improve the quality of life of children and reduce respiratory illness in children," Finkel said.