An Obesity and Allergy Link?
Tuesday May 12 2009posted by Adam - Total Comments: 0
A study in the May issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology says that children and teens are at higher risk for allergies if they are obese.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey said that obese children and teens were 26 percent more likely to have allergies of any sort, and they had a 59 percent higher risk for developing food averages, compared with normal-weight children.
The study focused on 4,111 people from ages 2 to 19.
Researchers cautioned that the topic needs further research, because it does not necessarily prove a link between obesity and allergy development, but the potential for such a link is apparent. However, the study gives another potential reason to prevent or reduce childhood obesity.
An article on the study can be found at Yahoo News.