Pediatrics released an article in November 2018 examining the link between obesity and pediatric asthma. Researchers compared asthma incidence among overweight and obese children with that of healthy-weight children aged two to seventeen. The study estimates that 23% to 27% of new asthma cases in children are directly caused by obesity. Researchers suggest that reducing obesity in children could significantly reduce the public health burden of asthma.
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