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As the problem of obesity has grown alarmingly in recent years, with about 65 percent of the US population now being classed as either overweight or obese, so too has the problem of asthma. Asthma, which results in recurrent wheezing, coughing and hypersensitivity to allergies, affects about 20 million Americans, including a staggering 9 million children.

So could the growing problem of asthma be linked to the rise in obesity?

In a recent study, which looked at the records of more than 330,000 patients in the US, Canada and Europe, it was found that as an individual's body mass index (BMI) passed 25 (the threshold for being overweight) so his or her chances of developing asthma increased by 50 percent. The study also found that as weight continued to increase so too did the risk of developing asthma.

The study also showed that this risk seemed to be equally distributed between both men and women and that there was no foundation for the previously held belief that there might be a connection between obesity and asthma in women but not in men.

Now if you are overweight and are experiencing breathing problems you should not immediately leap to the conclusion that you have asthma. Breathing problems can arise with increasing weight as your lung volume is effectively reduced, your chest wall is restricted or indeed for a variety of other reasons. However, if you are experiencing problems you should of course have these checked out by your doctor and should not be surprised if this does indeed turn out to be asthma.

Asthma is a chronic and incurable, but normally controllable, condition which produces an inflammation and narrowing of the airways leading to and from the lungs. What is not clear at this stage however is whether being overweight can actually cause asthma. Further research will be required but the best guess at the moment is that a substantial proportion of the population is in fact suffering from mild and undiagnosed asthma and that an increase in weight aggravates the condition and turns a mild case of asthma into severe asthma.

One the other side of coin the good news is that losing weigh could potentially reduce the problem significantly.


Loans in which the borrowers home is held as collateral, or secured finance, are very popular, and are often considered favourable because of the general ease of borrowing through secured finance. Secured loans are also sometimes known as Home Equity Loans or Homeowner credit. Those with a negative credit history often find secured loans to be the easiest way of borrowing money. Secured finance, however, are very risky, especially for those with a proven history of late or skipped payments. Even the term secured loans is somewhat deceiving, as the security really belongs to the bank or lending institution, and not to the borrower. Any person borrowing money through secured credit runs the risk of losing his or her home in the case of any situation that renders the borrower incapable or repaying secure loans according to schedule.

Those with adverse credit should carefully assess their needs, spending habits, and repayment abilities before applying for secured finance. If there is no other option than to pursue secured credit, borrowers would be wise to try to find a very easy repayment plan that is suitable to their financial state.

Many borrowers are rather wary and even afraid of secure finance. This unease regarding secured loans is not entirely unfounded, and a wise borrower will look into alternative options before pursuing secured loans. However, there are ways to reduce the risk involved with secure finance, and one of these is arranging a payment protection plan.

Secure finance can usually be granted with the addition of some type of payment protection plan. These payment protection plans for secured loans are basically a type of insurance. The premiums are added to the monthly payments that borrowers make on secured loans. Then, in the case of sickness or accidents, the borrower is not held responsible for repaying the amounts borrowed through secured loans.

Payment protection on secure loans is generally a wise idea, because a person never knows when he or she may run into some type of trouble. Because secured loans are so risky to the homeowner, some type of insurance such as these payment protection plans, offer an ease of mind to anyone who is borrowing through secured credit.

The loss of a job is also something that the payment protection plans of most secure finance cover in some form. In todays world, when no one can be absolutely sure what will happen with regards to their employment, the risk of secured loans are lessened with the addition of payment protection plans.

In some cases, payment protection plans can actually be a benefit to the borrower after secured loans are paid. Many times, lenders will actually return the amount paid through the payment protection plan. In one sense, people can actually make the most of their secured loans by using the payment protection plan as a type of investment.

Overall, as a general rule, if people plan to take out secured finance, they would probably be wise to purchase some type of payment protection plan as well.
Article Source : Obesity Clinic

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