Since stimulant medications like Ritilin often suppress appetite, it's long been controversial whether taking those drugs can make kids smaller than they'd otherwise be. A Like what you're reading? Get email notifications when Craig Stoltz posts, or get updates on Facebook, iGoogle, your personal blog and more!
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Craig
Thanks so much for sharing the results of this study. I am interested to see how it all turns out and whether the end result (7 years from now) will substantiate the initial results. (For that, we must hope that 7 years from now we all remember this enough to compare.)
Since I do enjoy controversy, I must wonder, when we here so much in the news on childhood obesity, is being 4.4 pounds less really a bad thing?
That being said, I understand that some children do not have the extra weight to lose. I think the best advice would be to make sure weight and growth are consistently monitored by your physician. If your child's weight falls below the normal guidelines, then this should be considered carefully.
Eileen
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