… of childhood obesity is growing in strength with an ever widening gap in obesity rates between
… In many developed countries, the rates of childhood obesity have stabilized or even been …

… Unfortunately, persisting in this behavior either as habit or for self-medication yields
abdominal obesity. Increased abdominal fat stores are strongly associated with the metabolic …

… between childhood obesity and use of any medication for … ‘at risk’ therapeutic categories for
obese children.9 ,20 Based on … by an association between obesity and use of medications for …

… factors that influence self-medication among adolescents. These factors need to be
considered while planning strategies to create awareness regarding “Responsible self-medication,” …

… The prevalence of childhood obesity in the … of childhood obesity; unnecessary diagnostic
evaluations can be avoided with a careful history and physical examination. Because obese …

… the prevalence of self-medication with … self-medication rate of children in this study may
be lower than the actual rate. Thirdly, the self-medication of children with antibiotics was self-…

… This paper concludes that treatment of ADHD with psychomotor stimulant medication is
associated with significant long-term weight loss in severely obese adults with a lengthy history …

… Of those who did not report a self-medication, 13.1% were willing to practice it. Females …
less willing to practice self-medication. The frequency of oral self-medication was quite high and …

… or above education were more likely to self-medicate their children, while rural … to self-medicate
their children. Children having unhealthy eating habits were more likely to have been self…

… medication for the treatment of paediatric obesity. With good adherence, these medications
… assess the safety and efficacy of the medications and identify characteristics of subgroups of …