Obesity May Increase Risk of Asthma in Children, Says a Study

Children classified as obese had a 30 per cent increased risk of developing asthma than peers of a healthy weight.

Maintaining a healthy weight could prevent thousands of children from developing asthma, according to a study.

Researchers from Duke University in the US analysed health data for over 500,000 children in the US and found that obesity might be to blame for about a quarter (23 to 27 per cent) of children with asthma.