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WHO backs weight-loss drugs for obesity and urges change in mindset
The World Health Organization will recommend using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults, according to draft guidance from the agency that urged countries to take the condition seriously as a chronic disease.
A public draft from the World Health Organization on weight loss drugs is open for consultation until September 27.
WHO Endorses Weight-Loss Drugs, Calls for Shift in Obesity Mindset - TV360 Nigeria
The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time endorsed the use of weight-loss jabs to treat obesity, saying the condition should be recognised not just as a lifestyle issue but as a serious, long-term disease. In new draft guidance, the agency urged countries to shift their approach and begin treating obesity as a chronic illness that requires proper medical care. It described obesity as a “chronic, progressive and relapsing disease…
The World Health Organization (WHO) will recommend the use of diet pills to treat obesity in adults, according to draft guidelines. The WHO expert committee has concluded that GLP-1 drugs, such as Wegovy and Muonjaro, are part of the solution for the long-term treatment of obesity in patients with a BMI of 30 and above. However, the committee advises that the drugs be used in conjunction with lifestyle and behavioral counseling. In the draft gui…
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