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Excess fat on the stomach provokes bronchial asthma
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The excessive accumulation of fat on the abdomen, referred to in medical practice as central obesity, may be due to the development of bronchial asthma, the study authors said, which was presented at the Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society in Amsterdam.
This is the first study that shows the relationship between central obesity and the development of asthma. Previously, scientists have proven that excess fat on the stomach provokes the development of diabetes and heart disease.
In the course of this study, scientists analyzed the waist circumference of a group of people that serves as an indicator of obesity to see if central obesity can increase the likelihood of developing asthma.
For 11 years, scientists have observed 23 245 people aged 19 to 55 years, who measured waist circumference and BMI. In addition, participants in the experiment were required to report possible cases of bronchial asthma.
It turned out that participants who had central obesity were 1.44 times more likely to suffer from bronchial asthma, and those who had central and general obesity were 1.81 times more likely.
The authors of the study can not yet explain the reason for this dependence, however, it can be associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance syndrome, which often develop in central obesity.
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