...Min Kyeong Seong; Meeyong Shin Introduction: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases. Several studies have investigated the relationship between obesity and AD prevalence, but the results have been conflicting. This study investigated the association...

...Yanjun Gu; Xiaoya Guo; Shanfeng Sun; Huilian Che Introduction: The increase in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and food allergy leads to an assumption that the 2 are related. This study aims to (1) systematic verification of HFD-induced obesity aggravates food allergy and (2) explore...

...Maria Angela Tosca; Irene Schiavetti; Giorgio Ciprandi; the “ControL’Asma” Study Group Background: Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by airway inflammation. Obesity is common and may be associated with asthma. Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the possible...

... points to clear associations between various metabolic factors and atopic disease, there is still a very limited understanding of the mechanisms that link the two. Dysregulation of central metabolism in metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes, and dyslipidemia has a systemic impact on multiple tissues...

...Emine Vezir; Ersoy Civelek; Emine Dibek Misirlioglu; Muge Toyran; Murat Capanoglu; Esra Karakus; Tamer Kahraman; Meltem Ozguner; Fatma Demirel; Ihsan Gursel; Can Naci Kocabas Background: Obese asthma is a complex syndrome with certain phenotypes that differ in children and adults. There is no clear...

...Myung Woul Han; Song Hee Kim; Inbo Oh; Yang Ho Kim; Jiho Lee Background: Obesity/overweight is associated with a higher risk of allergic rhinitis (AR) in children. Objective: This study aimed at exploring the mechanisms by which obesity affects the severity of AR through leptin and interleukin (IL...

...Iago Carballo; Manuela Alonso-Sampedro; Elena Gonzalez-Conde; Juan Sanchez-Castro; Carmen Vidal; Francisco Gude; Arturo Gonzalez-Quintela Background and Aim: Few reports have investigated the association between metabolic abnormalities (obesity and related metabolic syndrome) and total serum IgE...

...Hironori Sadamatsu; Koichiro Takahashi; Hiroki Tashiro; Yuki Kurihara; Go Kato; Masaru Uchida; Yoshihiko Noguchi; Keigo Kurata; Satoshi Ōmura; Toshiaki Sunazuka; Shinya Kimura; Naoko Sueoka-Aragane Introduction: Obesity-associated asthma is characterized by type 2-low airway inflammation. We...

... in obese patients, but their use in children and pubescents is controversial due its potential consequences in growth. More conservative, normocaloric schemes are suggested as a more suitable dietary approach for these patients. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was run of 51 pubertal adolescents...

...Susanne Baumann; Axel Lorentz The prevalence of both obesity and allergy has been increasing throughout the world, leading to the hypothesis that the two are linked to one another. This overview summarizes the results of 34 studies from 2002 to 2012 that investigated a possible contributing effect...

...Jae-Woo Kwon; Sae-Hoon Kim; Tae-Bum Kim; Sang-Heon Kim; Heung-Woo Park; Yoon-Seok Chang; An-Soo Jang; You Sook Cho; Dong-Ho Nahm; Jung-Won Park; Ho Joo Yoon; Young-Joo Cho; Byoung Whui Choi; Hee-Bom Moon; Sang-Heon Cho Background: Obesity is a risk factor for asthma in the general population...

...Masahide Takeda; Shigeharu Ueki; Hikari Kato; Yasunori Konno; Mami Chihara; Masamichi Itoga; Yoshiki Kobayashi; Yuki Moritoki; Wataru Ito; Hiroyuki Kayaba; Junichi Chihara It has been pointed out that obesity is a risk factor for, and is involved in the exacerbation of asthma. Mounting evidence...

..., 27.50 and 30.00), and the association between BMI and the prevalences of asthma as well as asthma symptoms were assessed by multivariate logistic regression. Results: The prevalences of obesity (BMI ≧30.00) in this population were relatively low (males 3.0%, females 2.3%). BMI categories of 25.00...

...R.V. Fenger; A. Linneberg; C. Vidal; L. Vizcaino; L.L. Husemoen; M. Aadahl; A. Gonzalez-Quintela Background: Recent studies indicate that mast cells are more abundant in the obese state. Total serum tryptase (ST) is a marker of mast cell numbers or activity. Since obesity and asthma have been...

...Yue Chen; Donna Rennie; Yvon Cormier; James Dosman Background/Aim: Previous literature on the association between obesity and atopy has been inconsistent. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between obesity and atopic sensitization in adults. Methods: The study included a total...

... has never been studied in asthmatic children. The objective of this study is to test the validity of the parent-reported weight and height for defining obesity by BMI and to know whether the perception of this height and weight changes when the child suffers from asthma. Methods: All classes...