WHO rules out weight-loss drugs for children below 10 in first obesity guidelines

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The World Health Organization’s first guidelines for managing obesity in children and adolescents advise against weight-loss medicines, bariatric surgery, and weight-loss devices for children under 10. The guidance focuses on treatment approaches for young people with obesity.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on managing obesity among children and adolescents, ruling out weight-loss medicines, bariatric surgery and weight-loss devices for children under the age of 10. The post WHO rules out weight-loss drugs for children below 10 in first obesity guidelines appeared first on Nairametrics.