Weight rises, closely related to the increased risk of asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease of the Airways. Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing.
According to a study in the USA, people with normal weight had the asthma rate of about seven percent. While people who experience weight gain around eight percent, has the level of risk of asthma.
For adults who are obese, the rate of asthma reaches about 11 percent. While the fat lady, nearly 15 percent of the trouble with the breathing.
"Why obese people are more likely to be stricken with asthma? It is not known, "said the lead researcher, Dr. Lara Akinbami, as reported by the Health pages, yesterday.
"We only know that they have a higher risk. Surely it became worldthat obesity is a risk for asthma, not vice versa, "he added.
It's just that he reminded that, this study was not designed to prove a causal relationship between obesity and asthma.
"It is not known whether losing weight reduces asthma. But preventing obesity and asthma control may be useful. This study really confirms that obesity is a risk factor for asthma and they related very closely, "said Akinbami.
Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City said, the relationship between obesity and asthma is probably due to excess weight makes it harder to breathe. And losing weight to make breathing easier.