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Study: 1 in 10 teenagers worldwide use over-the-counter weight loss drugs

2024-01-14 16:01:00, Shëndeti CNA

Study: 1 in 10 teenagers worldwide use over-the-counter weight loss drugs

Teens around the world, especially girls, have been using over-the-counter drugs, dietary supplements and other weight-loss products, according to a recent analysis. 

Based on a review of dozens of studies over the past four decades, researchers estimate that about 9% of teens have used over-the-counter weight loss products in their lifetime, about half of whom had used them in the past month.

Diet pills were the most common products, used by about 6% of adolescents in their lifetime, followed by about 4% who used laxatives and 2% who used diuretics.

These products are dangerous to both the physical and mental health of children and are not medically recommended.

Previous research has linked the use of over-the-counter weight loss products to eating disorders, low self-esteem, depression and substance abuse in teenagers.

They have also been associated with malnutrition in adolescence and weight gain in adulthood.

A 2022 study found that hospitalizations for eating disorders in children in the US rose 10 times faster in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic than in previous years, and other studies have also shown an increase in visits to the emergency department./ CNA





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