WHO issues its first global guidelines on child obesity
Oct. 7, 2026 — The World Health Organization released its first global guidelines on treating obesity in children and adolescents, which it says has quadrupled since 1990 among 5- to 19-year-olds, from 2% to about 8%. About 170 million children and adolescents lived with obesity in 2024, WHO said, according to UN News.
The wall: The guidelines' specific treatment recommendations were not summarized in the account.
Tier: Reported (based on UN News' account of WHO's release)
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