Childhood Obesity And Asthma: Which Came First?

For years, doctors have known that there is a link between childhood obesity and asthma. But they have found it difficult to determine which condition tends to come first, or whether one causes the other. An article published in the September issue of iAnnals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/i, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), suggests it is more probable that childhood obesity contributes ...