title: [Effects of asthma on nutritional status in children: a systematic review].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of high prevalence, considered a public health problem and is thought to be one cause of low birth weight and growth retardation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article was to review in literature the effects of asthma on the nutritional status in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic review was made by searching for articles in PubMed, SciELO and LILACS databases. Review articles, studies with adults or research that did not evaluate the effects of asthma in children were excluded. Hence original articles in humans were included.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the systematic review we found 901 articles in MEDLINE (1966-1996), 47 in LILACS and SciELO in the 16 - Brazil, totaling 964 articles. Of these, 17 articles were selected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evidence that asthma interferes in nutritional status can not be proven in this study.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. hdfono@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Andrade da Cunha
authors.forename: Hilton
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Justino da Silva
authors.forename: Leandro de A
authors.initials: Lde A
authors.lastname: Pernambuco
authors.forename: Klyvia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Juliana R de Moraes
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jeronimo do Prado
authors.forename: Gutemberg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moura de Andrade
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrade da Cunha
authors.forename: Gerlane
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karla B O Nascimento
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Milena Freire Lima Régis
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maria M B de Castro
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status