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Obesity-asthma link stronger in women than in men
Reuters.uk, UK - 11 hours ago
... Our previous studies have "documented that obesity is associated with asthma but the relation was different in men and women," Dr. Chen told Reuters Health. ...
US is losing the battle of the bulge, report says Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)
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published Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:41:00 GMT

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Interesting....

• For each additional hour you spend in a car, it increases your odds of being obese by 6%.
• If you walked just two-thirds of a mile daily, it would reduce your likelihood of obesity by 4.8 percent.

Wow....

[PeggySue]

Non allerigic asthma, i guess thats what I had... but even with my 40 lbs gone... my asthma is "gone" or so I think.. yea, it must be "halfway gone" cause now I can walk on the treadmill for 20 minutes and not gasp or literally die.. Peggy