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What’s the connection between obese children and allergies?
Well, the researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences or NIEHS aren’t quite sure. But having recently conducted a study on this, they are convinced that there is a connection.
During this study (now published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) they analysed data that had been collected on 4,000 children and young adults between the ages 2 to 19. In particular, they looked at all allergy and asthma related data on these children.
The result – they discovered that obese children and adolescents appeared to be 26 percent more likely to have some kind of allergy, be it asthma, hay fever, food or skin allergies.
What I’d like to know is what comes first – the obesity or the allergy.
So far, the researchers don’t know. As Dr. Darryl Zeldin, one of the researchers, says ” while the results from this study are interesting, they do not prove that obesity causes allergies. More research is needed to further investigate this potential link,”
Hi Joey,
thanks for stopping by and for featuring blisstree as featured friend. Love the ‘meatless monday’ concept and will look at incorporating it into weekly schedule, both at home and on the blog.
cheers,
Liz
Hi Liz-
I’m writing to you from Meatless Monday (the same Meatless Monday as you featured in your 4-25-09 post) I just wanted to thank you for supporting our cause and helping to spread the word.
I’ve read several posts on the Blisstree and your interest integrating health easily into one’s everyday life really fits in line with what Meatless Monday is all about- cutting back meat moderately to conserve what’s important- our health and our planet. I even printed this same study (from your post above) linking overweight kids to increased allergies in Eater’s Digest- our weekly enewsletter highlighting the week’s health and nutrition news.
This week we’ve featured Blisstree as a featured friend on the Meatless Monday homepage. Check it out: http://www.meatlessmonday.com. Many blogs think it’s fun to do Meatless Monday posts every Monday, with featured recipes, photos, or stories every Monday, capturing their latest meal. If you’re interested, feel free to use any of the recipes, available in the Meatless Monday recipe archive.
Please keep in touch if you’re interested in doing Meatless Monday posts. My email address is jlee@mondaycampaigns.org.
-Joey
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