Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal that there are currently 18.7 million adults and 6.8 million children who suffer from asthma, a chronic respiratory disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow. While asthma can lead to some unpleasant symptoms – including wheezing, chest tightness, coughing and shortness of breath – a recent study suggests that it's also associated with an increased risk of bone loss.
According to FoxNews.com, researchers examined 7,000 adults in South Korea and discovered that those who suffered from asthma were more likely to have a low bone density in their spine than their non-asthmatic counterparts. That being said, the individuals who had asthma did remain in the normal range for overall bone density.
"Asthma could be a risk for bone loss. The degree to which their disease puts them at risk for bone loss and fractures needs to be further studied," Dr. Sonal Singh of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, said in an interview with Reuters Health. "We should be thinking about fractures in patients with asthma […] The study did make me think about the link between asthma and bone loss as I see my patients."
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