WHO issues 1st youth obesity guidelines, addresses weight-loss drugs
The World Health Organization has issued its first guidelines addressing obesity among children and adolescents, including recommendations on when medications and bariatric surgery should be considered. WHO does not recommend pharmacological treatment, bariatric surgery or weight-loss devices for children ages 0 to 9, according to an Oct. 7 news release. For adolescents ages 10 to […] The post WHO issues 1st youth obesity guidelines, addresses weight-loss drugs appeared first on Becker...
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