1 in 20 teens using weight loss products, global review shows
Prevalence ranged from 2% in past week to 8.9% in lifetime, Australian researchers find.
Overall, 5.5% of adolescents use weight loss products, with higher use among girls, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in JAMA Network Open.
Deakin University researchers in Melbourne examined the global prevalence of non-prescription weight loss product use in children and adolescents in a meta-analysis of 90 articles with 604,552 unique participants (56% of studies from North America).
