Obesity in children worsens asthma

The link between asthma and obesity in children may be explained by an unrecognizable sleep-disordered breathing disorder

Obese children are more likely to suffer from asthma

The study found that about 200 children had breathing problems and the rest of the children did not have any respiratory problems.

Of the 200 asthmatic children, most had problems with being overweight, and a fairly large percentage of them were born prematurely. The link between asthma and obesity in children may be explained by an unrecognizable sleep-disordered breathing disorder.