Kenya faces triple burden of malnutrition as obesity rises WHO issues its first-ever integrated treatment guidelines for childhood obesity as rates quadruple since 1990 Health Just now
According to WHO, about 188 million school-age children and adolescents were living with obesity in 2025, approximately one in 10 in this age group.
What you need to know: According to WHO, about 188 million school-age children and adolescents were living with obesity in 2025, approximately one in 10 in this age group.“The foundation of obesity care for children and adolescents is not medicine or surgery, but access to comprehensive support that enables healthy eating, physical activity, and sustainable behavioural change,” said Luz María De Regil, director of WHO’s Department of Nutrition and Food Safety.
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