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	Hunger 'links asthma and obesity' BBC health news - 17 July 2007
	Scientists at King's College have identified a protein (PMCH) which contributes to inflammation of the lungs as well as increasing hunger.
	Overweight 'higher asthma risk' BBC health news - 3 April 2007
	A joint study by the US National Jewish Medical and Research Center and the University of Colorado suggests that people who are overweight have a 50% higher risk of developing asthma.
	Asthma-obesity genetic link Asthma UK - 5 January 2006
	A study by the University of Washington in Seattle indicates that the link between asthma and obesity may be down to shared genetic factors that cause both conditions.
	Obesity-asthma link needs research Asthma UK - 19 May 2005
	A review by the Harvard School of Public Health in the US has called for more research to be undertaken into the relationship between obesity and asthma.
	Waist size link to asthma Asthma UK - 20 October 2004
	A study by the University Hospital in Linkoping, Sweden suggests that obesity and a larger waistline are risk factors for developing asthma as an adult.
	Asthma and obesity 'link' BBC health news - 18 October 2001
	US National Health and Nutrition Study.
	Obesity asthma risk BBC health news - 18 January 2001
	Research by King's College, London into childhood asthma and obesity.