- ALLERGY, RESPIRATORY
- Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
- Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
- Keep Asthma, Allergies at Bay for the Holidays
- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Acupuncture May Help Restore Lost Sense of Smell
- Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer
- Birds Don't Miss a Beat
- BONES & JOINTS
- Active Young Women Need Calcium, Vitamin D
- Healthy adults have potential autoimmune disease-causing cells
- A Little Drink May Be Good for Your Bones
- CANCER
- Smoking Exposure Now Linked to Colon, Breast Cancers
- Some Spices Cut Cancer Risk That Comes With Grilled Burgers
- Scams and Shams That Prey on Cancer Patients
- CAREGIVING
- Study Links Pesticides to Birth Defects
- Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
- With Age Comes Greater Risk of Hypothermia
- CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- Health Tip: Are You Anemic?
- Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure
- Vitamins Do Older Women Little Good
- COSMETIC
- Science May Banish Bad Hair Days
- Wrinkle Fillers Need Better Label Warnings: FDA Panel
- Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
- DENTAL, ORAL
- Hormones May Be to Blame for Women's Cavity Rates
- Biological Product Shows Promise Against Gum Disease
- Laser Technology Spots Cavities Before They Start
- DIABETES
- Spices, Herbs Boost Health for Diabetics
- Coffee, Tea Might Stave Off Diabetes
- Patients' Photos Help Boost Radiologists' Accuracy
- DIET, NUTRITION
- Oregano Shown to be the Most Powerful Culinary Herb
- Eating Well And Keeping Active As You Grow Old Will Help You Stay Sharp
- Teens Lose More Weight Using Healthy Strategies
- DISABILITIES
- Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?
- Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- Household Insecticides May Be Linked to Autoimmune Diseases
- Global Warming Biggest Health Threat of 21st Century, Experts Say
- Old-Growth Forests Dying Off in U.S. West
- EYE CARE, VISION
- Vision Test for Young Children Called Unreliable
- Brain Pressure More Likely to Cause Vision Loss in Men
- Half of U.S. Adults Lack 20/20 Vision
- FITNESS
- Fitness Fades Fast After 45
- You Can Get Great Exercise In The Garden
- Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study Shows
- GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble
- Soothing Imagery May Help Rid Some Kids of Stomach Pain
- Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive
- GENERAL HEALTH
- Dry Weather Boosts Odds of Flu Outbreaks
- Dr Churchill & Ashley Pelton Interview 1 of 4
- Simple Exercise Precautions To Help Keep Baby Boomers Fit
- HEAD & NECK
- Many Children Will Outgrow Headaches
- Ski Helmets Encouraged for All
- Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
- HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
- Study Suggests Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors
- Airport Full Body Scanners Pose No Health Threat: Experts
- Using Light Therapy to Silence Harmful Brain Activity
- HEART & CARDIOVASCULAR
- Rheumatoid Arthritis a Threat to the Heart
- Heart Disease May Be Prevented By Taking Fish Oils, Study Shows
- Implanted Defibrillators Boost Long-Term Survival
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Dry Weather Boosts Odds of Flu Outbreaks
- The HPV Vaccine: Preventative Medicine or Human Sacrifice?
- Surgical Masks Could Prevent Flu, Maybe
- KID'S HEALTH
- Babies Cared For In Others Homes Might Become Heavy Toddlers
- Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids
- Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
- MEN'S HEALTH
- Noise Hurts Men's Hearing More, Study Shows
- Strenuous Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay
- Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Most Depressed Teens Don't Get Treatment
- How to Attack Holiday Stress Head-On
- Shop 'Til You Drop: You May Feel Better
- PREGNANCY
- Before Conceiving, Take Folic Acid for One Full Year
- Exercise As Well As Acupuncture, May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Breast-Feeding Benefits Moms and Babies
- SENIORS
- High-Impact Activity May Be Good for Old Bones
- Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
- Boost In Elderly Population Will Be Felt Worldwide
Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
By eHolistic.com Published: 05/08/2009
FRIDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children and teens are at increased risk for allergies, especially food allergies, say U.S. researchers.
The study authors analyzed data from 4,111 participants, aged 2 to 19, who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and found that obese children and teens were 26 percent more likely to have any kind of allergy, and 59 percent more likely to have a food allergy, than their normal-weight peers.
"We found a positive association between obesity and allergies," senior author Dr. Darryl Zeldin, acting clinical director at the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), said in an institute news release. "While the results from this study are interesting, they do not prove that obesity causes allergies. More research is needed to further investigate this potential link."
The study is in the May issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
"Given that the prevalence of both obesity and allergic disease has increased among children over the last several decades, it is important to understand and, if possible, prevent these epidemics," lead author Cynthia M. Visness, a scientist at Rho Federal Systems Division Inc., in Chapel Hill, N.C., said in the news release.
"Seeing a possible link between obesity and allergies provides additional motivation for undertaking the challenge of reducing childhood obesity," added Linda Birnbaum, NIEHS director.
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SOURCE: U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, news release, May 4, 2009
Last Updated: May 08, 2009
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