Cardiorespiratory fitness, adiposity, and incident asthma in adults.

Ortega, Francisco B; Lee, Duck-Chul; Sui, Xuemei; Ruiz, Jonatan R; Cheng, Yiling J; Church, Timothy J; Miller, Charles C; Blair, Steven N · J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2010

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Abstract

Our data support that excess fat increases the risk of incident asthma among adults, and this risk might be attenuated by higher fitness. Physical fitness enhancement in overfat people may reduce risk of incident asthma.

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