Saturday, October 16, 2010
Go ask who begins to Snort and sniffle when pollen is high and the smell of fresh cut grass wafts through the air and make yourself understood, antihistamines are a godsend.
Antihistamine Medication is used to stop allergic reactions in the body cause Histamines. fluid to flee from capillaries resulting in swelling, itching and sneezing.
But those beloved antihistamines, more that you can obtain from the bench without the doctor's note, might come with a heavy price to pay--weight gain.
Writing in the journal obesity, experts found an association between the use of antihistamine and weight gain. Individuals taking anti-histamines prescription were more likely to be obese or overweight, individuals do not take medications.
In the study, among users of 268 antihistamine, 45% of participants were overweight study, compared to $ 599 all of those involved in the study, where only 30% overweight. users of antihistamine had a higher body mass index (BMI) than non-users, weight of 31 and 28 respectively.
A BMI of 25 29 is considered overweight, nothing higher obese. obesity begins with a BMI of 30 and up.
But researchers involved with this studio urge that the results don't say antihistamines cause weight gain, only that there is an association between-weight gain and antihistamines recruitment.
Other drugs can cause weight and I know that this person with antidepressants. Some experts say drugs such as Prozac, Lexapro, Paxil, and Zoloft cause weight gain-not less than 10 pounds.
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