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New global guidelines warn against obesity drugs for children under 10

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: BBC Health
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What happened

Care should focus on healthy eating and exercise, not medicines such as weight-loss injections, says the World Health Organization…

Key facts

  • Reported by BBC Health and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:07:54 UTC.

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