Published on: 2026-10-07
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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Since 1990, the proportion of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 suffering from obesity has quadrupled – from two to approximately eight percent. In 2024, the disease was diagnosed in 170 million young inhabitants of the planet. These data are provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), which has issued the first global recommendations for treating childhood obesity.
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