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WHO releases first global school meal guidelines to fight childhood obesity and diabetes.
The World Health Organization has issued its first global guidelines for healthy school meals, urging countries to improve nutrition by promoting whole grains, fruits, nuts, and pulses while limiting sugars, saturated fats, and sodium.
The recommendations emphasize using behavioral strategies like altering food placement and portion sizes to encourage healthier choices.
With childhood obesity now surpassing underweight conditions globally and diabetes affecting over 800 million people, WHO stresses that school food environments significantly impact lifelong health.
Although 104 countries have school food policies, only 48 restrict marketing unhealthy foods to children.
WHO will provide technical support and foster international collaboration to help nations implement the standards and combat diet-related diseases.
La OMS publica las primeras directrices mundiales sobre comidas escolares para combatir la obesidad y la diabetes infantil.