Obesity triggers asthma risk for children – study

Original article by Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 2 : 2-Jul-14

A new study published in the "PLOS Medicine" journal on 2 July 2014 suggests a link between childhood obesity and asthma. The research by Australian and UK experts shows that each one-point rise in a child’s Body Mass Index is equivalent to a 55% higher risk of developing the disease. However Paul Robinson, a paediatric respiratory physician at University of Sydney and medical adviser to the Asthma Foundation, notes that the findings are not yet conclusive

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ASTHMA FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY