Asthma and overweight - are they connected? A prospective study from a Swedish birth cohort
Conclusion: The findings that a late high BMI increases the risk of asthma, together with a significant trend of increasing asthma prevalence among children with persistently high BMI, support a possible connection between overweight and asthma.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Landen, A., Goksör, E., Alm, B., Wennergren, G. Tags: Paediatric Asthma and Allergy Source Type: research
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