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WHO issues first obesity treatment guidelines for children
The World Health Organization has issued, for the first time, guidelines for treating obesity in children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years. This comes amid a significant increase in obesity rates, which rose from 2% in 1990 to 8% in 2024—quadrupling over the period. The guidelines emphasize the importance of lifestyle changes through healthy nutrition and physical activity, with appropriate treatment options determined by age and the severity of the condition. Medications or surgeries are not recommended for children under 10 years old, while they may be permitted for adolescents depending on the case and under strict conditions. The organization stresses that treatment alone is insufficient and underscores the need to adopt policies that support healthy eating and physical activity to prevent this phenomenon and to address the environmental factors contributing to it.
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