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New York- According to one study, asthmatic infants are more likely to develop obesity – linked to diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke – from an early age.
Researchers at the University of Southern California found that asthmatic children diagnosed with asthma were 66% more likely to become obese than those without an asthma diagnosis.
For children with persistent wheezing symptoms, the risk of developing obesity was 50% higher than those without such symptoms, the findings revealed.
This may be because asthma is considered a barrier to children's physical activity that could lead to a build-up of fat in the body.
Conversely, it has been hypothesized that inhaled corticosteroids based on asthma medications would increase the risk of obesity in asthmatic children, the researchers said.
"Asthma and obesity weigh one to two on children's health, which raises concerns about a public health crisis due to their prevalence," said Lida Chatzi, Professor of Preventive Medicine at USC.
"It is a chronic childhood disorder and if it increases the risk of obesity, we can advise parents and doctors on how to treat and intervene to help young children grow up and lead lives healthy adult, "Chatzi said.
For the study, published in the journal European Respiratory Journal, the team looked at 21,130 young adults from nine countries, including Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
They found that active asthmatic children were almost twice as likely to develop obesity as those without asthma and wheezing, and those who took medication had the highest risk of developing the disease.
Importantly, children with asthma who took medication had the highest risk of developing obesity.
"Asthma can contribute to the epidemic of obesity. We urgently need to know whether prevention and proper treatment of asthma can reduce the trajectory of obesity, "said Frank Gilliland, a professor at the university. (IANS)
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