Researchers from Brigham and Women'...

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, fix a link between excess weight and a higher risk of developing asthma in women according to a Nov 21 1999 pres release. Researchers observ more than 85000 women from 1991 to 1995 and identified 1596 patients with asthma. The risk of women with high dead body mass indices were compared with women having lower indices of visible form [i]or[/i] frame mass, according to the release. terminates also showed that women who gained weight after age 18 were at a significantly increased risk of developing asthma.

More than 17 million race in the United States have asthma, and an estimated one-third of Americans are overweight, according to the release. Researchers said obesity is the source of many medical riddles that now include asthma. Overweight Women set up to be at Greater Risk for Developing Asthma (pres release, Boston: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Nov 21 1999) 1-2 Available from http://www.partners..../news-details.dbnl&news_id =1617&rso_id-100001&rso_abbrev=bw. Accessed 16 Dec 1999

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