[SheLion]

But.........the ANTI'S blame our SECOND HAND SMOKE!!!!

[SheLion]

Harvard researcher Scott T. Weiss, MD, and colleagues studied more than 7,000 4- to 17-year-olds and looked at several factors that have previously been linked to asthma, including the children's weight.

WOW! A BREAK THROUGH!

[Eva]

Don't you think that it is more likely that bad allergies make the sufferer more lethargic, less active, leading to weight gain.

[editor-surveyor]

Here we go with more junk "science!"

Asthma is an auto-immune disease; it has nothing to do with weight, or 'second hand smoke.'

They are unable to reasonably analyse a simple cause-effect question. - The possible connection with weight is simple:
Auto-immune diseases are usually due to self-hatred, or self-disatisfaction. - Can extreme obesity bring about this situation? - Is this somehow profound?

The AMA Shammen make me sick (and keep everyone sick too!)

[concerned about politics]

They found that kids who were overweight were almost twice as likely to develop asthma as normal-weight kids.

It couldn't be stress related weight gain by being raised without mom and dad, could it?

I'd like to know how many of these kids had stay home moms as opposed to those who were mothered by a day care provider who didn't love them and raised alone without a dad.
The obesity and asthma could be a side affect from the loss of security in these kids.

The reason I say this is that the kids I know who have obesity are from working and single mothers. Our homeschool group of over 100 kids has no obesity I can think of (honest). A little stocky maybe, but not blubbery kids. None.

[WillaJohns]

Give those fat kids some cigarettes; that'll shed a few pounds off of them, guaranteed.

[Great Dane]

But you must remember the fat police is on the way, and all these same scare tactics worked sooooooooo well against smokers

[blackbart.223]

"Two already common medical problems -- obesity and asthma -- continue to affect more children in the U.S., and the simultaneous rise may not be a fluke, according to a new study."

I had chronic asthma until I reached twenty one. I was never overweight or even close to it. If anything I was underwieght. I'm 49 now and I'm 5'6",140 lbs and have high blood pressure and high cholestrol. My brother by comparison is quite overweight and has never had any of those problems. Just who the heck are they studying?

By the way I'm very active to boot while my brother is not.

[r9etb]

But.........the ANTI'S blame our SECOND HAND SMOKE!!!!

It certainly didn't help me any. Surely you can admit that there can be more than one trigger. And you're surely not going to claim that SHS would have no effect on a kid already prone to athsma.

[tiki]

I've just recently had to apply for a new health insurance and because I'm not overweight it's really pretty cheap. I even told the truth about smoking! The last time I applied (15) the agent actually lied about my smoking.

It seems kind of funny but fat is the in anti thing now but that could just be because no one actually thinks anyone smokes anymore.

[MasonGal]

I had many, many asthma attacks as a child and teenager. I was rather thin--but very active. I do remember, as a baton twirler, marching in a parade a couple of times--having to quit marching due to attacks - but that didn't happen very often, at all. My dad smoked, by the way. I am also VERY allergic to most animals - which brings on many of my attacks. The last attack I had was about 5 years ago--while spending Thanksgiving with my folks - who have cats. Eating the turkey made the asthma attacks worse - really - there's something to that. My grandfather(who died 3 years ago) was also there - had been both police and fire chief for 20+ years. He called the life squad and we had about 5 squad cars, ambulances, etc. there - waiting to take me to the hospital--within about a minute, I think. :))

My youngest son - age 10 - has had a few asthma attacks. He hasn't had an attack for quite some time now, so I am very thankful for that. He is very thin and tall, full of energy - loves playing tennis, baseball, and basketball. We homeschool, too, which was mentioned in one of the replies on this thread.