The lack of air and shortness of breath an asthma sufferer feels must be one of the worst experiences someone can experiment as oxygen is our vital lifeline that keeps the body functioning and in good shape. The lack of this vital gas affects the brain in just a few minutes and a continuos lack of oxygen can cause irreversible damage in the brain after just five minutes. An asthma attack can be compared to living on the edge, with just the minimum oxygen needed to survive.
Unfortunately many asthma sufferers are children, as they are more sensible to environment hazards than adults are and they often develop asthma easily. One of these environmental hazards that can influence the development of asthma attacks by children is the presence of tobacco smoke.
Recently there have been studies made indicating that genetic defects can increase a child?s risk of developing asthma from second-hand smoke. The defects discovered in these studies involve an enzyme called glutathione S transferase (GST), this is a molecule which is known to help to detoxify the effects of passive smoking on the air passages of people. And is this GST deficiency that may add to the adverse health effects caused by passive and active smoking.
In a study made to more than 3,000 German children it was found that those with this defect whose parents were smokers were five times more likely to suffer from asthma and wheezing and had an even higher risk of shortness of breath than youngsters whose parents didn?t smoke. It has also been found that another fault with GST can be linked with reduced lung function in children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. Which is one more reason for pregnant women not to smoke while they are carrying their unborn babies. Clear evidence exists that smoking during pregnancy affects the growth of the fetus and the maturation of the fetal lung, resulting in impairment of lung function in the newborn.
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