ADHD & Adult Obesity

According the National Institutes of Mental Health, a new study conducted and reported in the International Journal of Obesity recently released supports that kids who have ADHD  are more likely to be obese as adults.  The study was conducted between the years 1995 - 2009 of more than 15,000 young adults.  The survey asked participants about symptoms of ADHD and concluded that the more symptoms the student had, the more likely they were obese as a young adult.  It is believed that it is because the ADHD medications are appetite suppressants, and it is strongly advised that physicians pay close attention to the weight of these individuals as they get older, especially for those whose medication dose decreases or is discontinued.