Half of the children with overweight or obesity and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder reach normal weight with stimulants.

Karin Fast Anna BjörkMaxwell StrandbergElias Johannesson Elisabet Wentz Jovanna Dahlgren

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

Stimulant treatment for ADHD yields significant weight loss. In children with overweight or obesity and ADHD, this is an important finding showing additional benefit in terms of weight management.

Keyphrases

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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