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1.2% of boys and men aged 15 to 35 reported use of prescription weight loss medication in the past 12 months.
Practitioners should be aware of the low prevalence of prescription weight loss medication use in this demographic.
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Among the sample, 1.2 % (n = 19) reported use of prescription weight loss medication in the past 12 months.
Why this rating
The study is cross-sectional.
Source
Prescription weight loss medication use and eating disorder psychopathology among adolescent boys and young men from Canada and the United States
Kyle T. Ganson et al. · Eating Behaviors · 2025
DOI 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.102013
cross-sectional · n=1543Cited 3×
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