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K-State Researcher Finds Correlation Between Childhood Obesity and … - MarketWatch- Childhood Obesity News

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Sara Rosenkranz, doctoral student in human nutrition, Manhattan, conducted research that found that healthy children with higher levels of body fat and lower levels of physical activity had greater amounts of airway narrowing after exercise. The researchers found that the higher the body fat and the lower the level of activity of the child, the more likely they were to have asthma-like symptoms following exercise. At the completion of the project, a follow-up letter was sent to the parents that showed their child’s pulmonary test results and body fat percentage, which also had the corresponding fat group based on the child’s age, gender and ethnicity. For many of the students that had higher levels of body fat and lower levels of activity, Rosenkranz said it is possible that they had the early stages of asthma and they didn’t know it. Others involved in the project include Craig Harms, K-State associate professor of kinesiology and Rosenkranz’s mentor; Bethany Beckman, K-State senior in biology and pre-occupational therapy, Scott City; and Kate Swain, medical student at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Read Childhood Obesity

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