HEALTH● LOWOct 7 · Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 PM
WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge
UN News · global
Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age group, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
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