Rhee H, et al. - Researchers analyzed asthmatic adolescents from three urban communities in the United States to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in these subjects, as well as, focused on the links between anthropometric measures and asthma results including quality of life, asthma control and lung function. Total participants were 294, including 48% female and 80% African American; either overweight or obesity was present in nearly 50% of the sample, and central obesity was present in 41%. Irrespective of weight status, poorer quality of life and asthma control were seen in females. Higher spirometry values were predicted by higher body mass index (BMI) or waist–height ratio. Overall, poor, primarily African American, urban adolescents with asthma were found to have high BMI as common comorbidity. The negative influence of being overweight or obese on quality of life or asthma control is yet to be shown in adolescents. In order to avoid the potentially injurious impacts of obesity on future asthma results, adolescence is emphasized as an ideal period to safely intervene to attenuate excessive body weight.