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William Wallace · 05-21-07, 08:38 PM

Good study and thank you for posting Yuliyasha! I agree with OD about some of the variations of the results may be due to wealth class, although I also think that the numbers of those with asthma being obese overall will be even worse in the US, partially because as the US has bigger portions of food than the UK does from my experiences....so someone who has asthma may not have been obese had they grown up in a culture with smaller portions like the UK, whereas in the US they would be obese because of the different lifestyle. Just food for thought.

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William Wallace Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,204 Weight Statistics 8/1/07 Start Date: 245 lb Start Weight: 194 lb Current Weight: 180 lb Goal Weight: -51 lb Weight Loss: 12/31/07 Goal Date:	Re: Children with Asthma are at Higher Risk for Obesity Good study and thank you for posting Yuliyasha! I agree with OD about some of the variations of the results may be due to wealth class, although I also think that the numbers of those with asthma being obese overall will be even worse in the US, partially because as the US has bigger portions of food than the UK does from my experiences....so someone who has asthma may not have been obese had they grown up in a culture with smaller portions like the UK, whereas in the US they would be obese because of the different lifestyle. Just food for thought. __________________