Health · 9 hours ago
No Jabs for Under-10s: WHO Draws a Hard Line on Child Weight-Loss Drugs
Children under 10 should not be given obesity medicines such as the GLP-1 injections Mounjaro and Wegovy, the WHO says in new global guidelines. It also advises against bariatric surgery and weight-management devices for that age group, calling for healthy eating and exercise instead. WHO says about 70 million children aged five to nine are obese worldwide, roughly four times the 1990 rate.
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