Obese children more likely to have food allergies
Obese children and teens are 26 per cent more likely than kids of a normal weight to have some kind of allergy, especially a food allergy, U.S. researchers report.
But it is not yet clear if obesity actually causes allergies; only an "association" between obesity and allergies was found, said Dr. Darryl Zeldin, the senior author on the paper.
Edited by JackChristopher, 08 May 2009 - 06:41 PM.