ADHD medications tied to teenage weight gain

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ADHD medications tied to teenage weight gain

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stimulant medications, rather than the childhood ADHD they are used to treat, could be linked to weight gain during the teenage years, according to a new analysis of medical records. As of 2011, 11 percent of U.S. kids ages four to 17 had been diagnosed with ADHD, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About half of those kids were taking stimulant medications like Adderall or Ritalin. But this is the first to tie their medication use to later weight gain, Dr. Brian S. Schwartz told Reuters Health.

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