Childhood Ear Infections Trigger Adult Obesity

August 19, 2008 by MedHeadlines
Filed under Children's Health, Medical Research, Obesity

Ear infections are a common but very painful aspect of childhood, experienced by more than 5 million children each year. New scientific evidence from Florida suggests that chronic ear infections during childhood increase the chance of becoming obese later in life. The effect of these infections on the primary taste nerve, which runs through the middle ear, is thought to be the influencing factor. Read more

Tags: ear infection, otitis

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