28.01.2026 18:12
The World Health Organization announced that approximately 10% of school-aged children and adolescents live with obesity. Emphasizing the importance of healthy eating, it was highlighted that school meal environments need to be improved.
The World Health Organization reported that approximately 1 in 10 school-aged children and adolescents worldwide are living with obesity.
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a written statement regarding healthy eating in schools. The statement emphasized that healthy eating in schools can help develop lifelong healthy eating habits for children and called for the promotion of healthy and nutritious food and beverages available in school meal environments.
ALARMING OBESITY WARNING
The statement noted that overweight and obesity in childhood are globally increasing, stating, "Malnutrition continues to be a persistent problem. By 2025, approximately 1 in 10 school-aged children and adolescents worldwide will be living with obesity, and this number has surpassed the number of underweight children for the first time."