Young adults with asthma have greater risk of becoming obese

March 01, 2006

Those young adults who suffer from asthma are at a greater risk of becoming obese later in their life. It has been also noticed that childhood depression may play a role in this connection. The study which included nearly 600 men and women found that those who had asthma symptoms at the age of 20 were three times more likely than their non-asthmatic peers to become obese by the age of 40.

Depression during childhood or adolescence appeared to have a deep connection with obesity. Early depression may somehow contribute to the development of both asthma and excessive weight gain.

Overweight or obesity, which has become a common problem, can be controlled upto a certain extent with the usage of diet pills. Diet pills such as phentermine can lead to weight loss within a limited time frame.

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