Exposure Prone to Asthma Stomach Fat

Fat deposits in the abdomen often make a person's confidence down. Another impact of this condition is also harmful to health because it will invite a variety of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease or stroke.
Recent research in Amsterdam the Netherlands claimed, fat in the abdomen also allows a person affected by asthma. The findings are presented in the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Amsterdam, where the results showed that the accumulation of fat in the abdomen - or in medical terms is called central obesity - associated with the risk of developing asthma.

Researchers said that the previous excess abdominal fat has long been associated with numerous health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease. Today, however, have found no link between fat deposits in the abdomen with lung disease.
Previous studies have found no relationship between asthma and body mass index (BMI), which is a marker for overall obesity. This more recent research looking at the size of waist circumference, which is a marker of central obesity, to see whether this form of obesity may also contribute to the risk of asthma.
A total of 23,245 people aged 19-55 years realwan without a history of asthma were included in this research. They were followed for 11 years. Each volunteer then measured to determine whether waist circumference in the category overall obesity or central obesity. They were also asked to report the incidence of asthma.
The results showed that volunteers with central obesity but does not include a comprehensive obesity recorded 1.44 times more likely to have asthma compared to non-obese group. Meanwhile, volunteers with central obesity and overall obesity have 1.81 times greater risk of asthma.
Ben Brumpton from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, said, "Asthma can affect people of all sizes. Our research has highlighted the effects of central obesity and overall obesity in the development of asthma," he said.
However Brumpton claimed not able to explain exactly why abdominal fat associated with an increased risk of asthma. "Central obesity is strongly associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. These factors play an important role on the relationship between central obesity with asthma. We will further evaluate this relationship in the years ahead," he explained.