Obese Girls May Face Higher Risk For Developing Allergies, Study Suggests.

reports that research suggests “obese girls may face a significantly higher risk for developing allergies,” but “obese boys...may actually face a slightly diminished risk for asthma, food allergies and eczema when compared to normal-weight boys.” The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. https://consumer.healthday.com/respiratory-and-allergy-information-2/misc-allergy-news-17/obesity-may-raise-girls-risk-of-asthma-allergies-720387.html