Well, it looks to me to be very similar to the obesity epidemic in the US. Both countries are developed. France is not a "foreign mysterious country". Its docto

Well, it looks to me to be very similar to the obesity epidemic in the US. Both countries are developed. France is not a "foreign mysterious country". Its doctors are actually as good as US ones, it offers a better life expectancy and a better health coverage. And it's true that nearly nobody takes Ritalin in France. But that does not mean the French situation is perfect. There are several recent articles pointing to ADHD being under-diagnosed in France - with many doctors reluctant to accept it, and/or being very cautious with regards to its dangerous secondary effects. So it's probably somewhere in-between.