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WHO Issues First Guidelines on Childhood Obesity, Warns Against Drugs for Under-10s

The World Health Organization released its first guidelines addressing the rise in childhood obesity, advising against weight-loss drugs for children under 10.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 7 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 7 Oct 2026. BBC Health published first, on 7 October at 08:07 UTC; STAT followed 4h 49m later. The most recent article, from STAT, appeared on 7 October at 12:56 UTC.

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  1. STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about WHO obesity guidelines for kids, DOJ targeting pharma, and more STAT
  2. New global guidelines warn against obesity drugs for children under 10 BBC Health

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