My son used Flovent and several of the kids at school are on it too. Weight gain hasn't been an issue for any of them. An inhaled medication is much less likely to have systemic side effects than an oral or injectable med. Also, per FDA regulations, any changes that occur during the drug studies has to be reported as a possible side effect. More @Wikipedia
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