Kids who spend more time indoors and eat foods high in fat are more likely to develop asthma. Should Know Asthma has become the most common chronic disease in children and adolescents in the industrialized world. While a genetic predisposition is thought to be necessary to develop the disease, experts now believe environmental factors can trigger asthma. Experts say the cause of asthma is still something of a mystery. Some environmental factors such as the ozone layer are beyond a person s control, but parents can minimize asthma and asthma attacks by helping kids avoid triggers such as house dust, mites, cockroaches, pet fur and tobacco smoke.
Doctors say treating asthma is a two fold process.
Good medical care is necessary as well as educating patients and their families about what they can do to reduce their exposure to the known triggers of asthma attacks. Outdoor exercise, a healthy diet, and avoiding known triggers can help kids breathe easier. I get weak. You feel like you re gonna pass out. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of asthma cases in the United states has doubled in the past decade and tripled among children.