Allergies and Obesity in Children: Is There a Connection?

The steady increase in the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases in the population, including obesity and allergic diseases, dictates the need for both the study of common causal factors and the mechanisms of their development, and the search for new effective treatment and preventive strategies. However, the results of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies are still inconclusive, especially in the pediatric population. This review presents and discusses current data that provide an opportunity to understand the possible relationship and mechanisms of interaction between allergies and obesity in children.