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Asthma and obesity are two epidemics affecting the developed world. The relationship
between obesity and both asthma and severe asthma appears to be weight-dependent …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Environmental or lifestyle exposures in utero may
influence the development of childhood asthma. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to assess …

BACKGROUND: The mechanisms and consequences of the observed association between
obesity and childhood asthma are unclear. OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the effect …

While clinical guidelines clearly define mechanisms for asthma diagnosis based upon
history, lung function testing, symptoms, and physical examination, surveillance for asthma …

Background Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with variability among patients in
characteristics such as lung function, symptoms and control, body weight, markers of …

Background Obesity increases both the risk of asthma and asthma severity and is a well-
known risk factor for insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome (MS) in children and …

Asthma and overweight/obesity prevalence are both increasing worldwide.
Overweight/obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for develo** asthma. The aim of …

Obesity induces the development of asthma with a difficult-to-control phenotype. Treatment
targeting insulin resistance may be beneficial in obese asthma patients, especially when …

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide, and weight gain has been shown to
influence the development and clinical expression of various conditions including asthma …