So much evidence links fat with asthma that some folks like to call it Fasthma. In fact, I was recently emailed this question: "What are your thoughts on "Fasthma" a.k.a. "Fat Asthma" or obesity related asthma?"
I recently wrote a post Can Eating High-Fat Foods Trigger Asthma? I wrote about a 2010 study that determined lung function was worse after eating a high-fat meal. One theory suggests that your asthmatic immune system might recognize saturated fat as an enemy and...
So what exactly causes asthma anyway? The truth is scientists still don't know for sure. Yet a growing stack of evidence suggests events... Read more »
With asthma rates increasing, and pollution on the forefront of our minds, many of us like to blame pollution for the rise in asthma... Read more »
Just when I thought I had covered all the possible causes of asthma, now Reuters and MSNBC report mold might be another culprit. Surely... Read more »
Able to leap tall buildings bound to their victims. Able to travel up to 100 miles per hour in your sneeze. Too small to be seen by the... Read more »
Surely we know the sun supplies us with an ample supply of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin. So is it possible lack of sun exposure may... Read more »
Swimming has long been touted as good exercise for asthmatics, but a new study suggests swimming indoors may do more harm than good. Australian... Read more »
Poor housing conditions have already been linked to asthma, and now Finnish researchers say it may be the dampness in homes that's to blame. Mold... Read more »
Frequent exposure to chlorine as a child may cause asthma, according to researchers from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. Children who... Read more »
Australian scientists say that the fatty Western-style diet may be responsible for the significant increase in worldwide asthma rates. Researchers... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A mother who has a diet rich in folate, an important prenatal supplement, could increase the chance that her infant will suffer... Read more »
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