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Abstract

Due to its high prevalence in the general population, obesity and one of the most frequent comorbidities among individuals with asthma. Although the clinical characteristics of these two diseases are quite clear, the mechanisms that relate are not well elucidated. The association between asthma and obesity may be the result of shared risk factors for both conditions. Since asthma and obesity common diseases with a major impact on public health, this article aims to clarify the relationship between these, increasing the knowledge on how to be addressed. We conducted a narrative review of published articles in the databases PubMed, Lilacs, SciELO and Cochrame, using the words asthma, obesity, BMI, relationship. A large body of epidemiological data have linked obesity with the development and severity of asthma in both children and adults, several studies have linked these two diseases, however the causal factors are not well understood. Some studies have shown that increased BMI was linked to severity of symptoms of asthma. Thus, we can conclude that there is a relation between between asthma and obesity, but this has not yet been explained, thus showing the importance of further studies.