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WHO recommends against weight-loss injections for children - why?

Children under 10 should not be given obesity drugs or GLP-1 weight-loss injections such as Mounj...

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15.25 7 Oct 2026


WHO recommends against weight-loss injections for children - why?


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15.25 7 Oct 2026


Children under 10 should not be given obesity drugs or GLP-1 weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, new global guidelines from the World Health Organization say.

For more on this, Shane is joined by Dónal O’Shea, Specialist in Obesity.


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