An obesity-preventive lifestyle score is negatively associated with pediatric asthma.

Purpose: Lifestyle (diet and physical activity) may increase asthma risk, but evidence in this area is lacking. The aims of the present study were to calculate an obesity-preventive lifestyle score comprising of eating and physical activity behaviors and investigate the overall effect of lifestyle on asthma in children.

Methods: A cross-sectional case-control study was carried out in 514 children (217 asthma cases and 297 healthy controls).

Associations between central obesity and asthma in children and adolescents: a case-control study.

Introduction: Evidence supports a significant yet weak association between high-body weight and asthma in children. However, most studies investigating the obesity-asthma link use Body Mass Index (BMI) to evaluate body fatness. The relationship between body fat distribution and asthma remains largely unknown, especially in children.