Children who use fast food are at a higher risk of asthma

Researchers at the University of Alberta (Canada) have published a report saying fast food may increase the risk of asthma.

Babies who are fed with milk are less likely to have asthma but if they eat fast food once or twice a week, that self-defense capacity will no longer be present.

Anita Kozyrskyj, an author of the study, said fast foods contain high levels of sodium (sodium), which can increase the risk of dyspnea, narrowing the windpipe and overreacting to lung. Fast food is also high in fat and low in antioxidants, which can be one of the triggers of asthma.

By monitoring 246 children aged 8 to 10 with asthma and 477 other children without asthma, the researchers found that the number of children who ate food faster than once a week had twice as many symptoms of asthma. and those who are fed with milk for 3 months or more are at lower risk of asthma.

Asthma in the worst case scenario can be fatal and the rate of children suffering from this disease in Canada tends to increase. It is estimated that about 13% of Canadian children have the disease, equivalent to 600,000 babies.