Use of Lisdexamfetamine to Treat Obesity in an Adolescent with Severe Obesity and Binge Eating

Approximately two-thirds of US children and adolescents have either obesity or overweight status, with almost 24% of adolescents (ages 12⁻19 years) afflicted with severe obesity, defined as >1.2 × the 95th BMI percentile for age/gender. Despite the increasing disproportiona...

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Main Authors: Gitanjali Srivastava, Valerie O’Hara, Nancy Browne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/6/2/22