Rhee H, Love T, Groth SW, et al. - In the present study, the researchers sought to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban adolescents with asthma and to explore the connections between anthropometric measures and asthma outcomes including quality of life, asthma control and lung function. Adolescents with an asthma diagnosis, 12–20 years of age, have been recruited from three urban communities in the United States. Spirometry and anthropometric data including height, weight and waist circumferences have been obtained along with questionnaire data measuring the quality of life, asthma control, and medication adherence. The sample (N = 294) comprised 48% female and 80% African American. No significant gender interactions with either BMI or waist–height ratio on asthma outcomes have been reported. Common comorbidity among poor, mainly African American, urban asthma adolescents is high BMI. In adolescents, the negative effect of being overweight or obese on the quality of life or control of asthma has yet to be manifested. The results highlight adolescence as an ideal period to safely intervene to lessen excessive body weight, which may prevent the potentially harmful effects of obesity on future outcomes of asthma.