Sunday, September 15, 2013

Swimming in the pool - the risk of asthma in children

Swim in the outdoor swimming pools with chlorinated water increases the risk of asthma in children, according to Belgian researchers. Scientists conducted a study, which surveyed 847 parents of school children aged 15 years or how much they spend much time in the outdoor pools, and if there is allergy-related respiratory tract. It was found that 50%. Higher risk of asthma in children who had swum regularly at the pool Chlorine contained in the water, affects the respiratory tract of children. Scientists who conducted the other study, believe that indoor pools harmful, since the pairs of chlorine will not evaporate, and the children they breathe. However, Belgian experts have found that children spend in the outdoor pools much more time, and in turn more swallow chlorinated water. The more time a child spends in chlorinated water, the higher the risk of asthma, said Alfred Bernard - one of the leaders of the study. Specialists have found that if you go swimming once a week at the outdoor pool for a decade, has quintupled the risk of asthma compared to children who have not been used as water treatment. That young children are most at risk because they tend to swallow water while swimming, experts say.

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