Sweaty people less likely to get asthma
People who sweat more are less likely to develop exercise-related asthma, say scientists ... but that doesn't make following them on the treadmill any more pleasant.
Researchers have found that people who produce less sweat, tears and saliva when exercising have more breathing related problems and could be prone to exercise-induced asthma (EIA)
Boffins from the University of Michigan monitored 56 volunteers suspected of having the condition, and measured their responses to two drugs, one which induces sweat and saliva production, the other constricts the airways.
After the non too desirable job of calculating how much sweat they had produced the researchers found those who had the biggest response to the airway drug also had the lowest response to the sweating drug.
Warren Lockette, MD, said: "It is unclear why so many elite athletes have exercise-induced asthma," he said.
"It now appears that how much fluid your airways secrete could be a key determinant in protecting you from exercise-induced asthma,
"So, if athletes sweat, drool, or cry, at least they won't gasp. Exercise-induced asthma may be common among elite or highly trained athletes, but recreational athletes can also suffer from this condition,"
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