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Theo Farrant

Countries worldwide must clean up school food as child obesity rises at alarming rate, WHO urges

Healthy food in schools could shape children's diets for life, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, as it released new global guidance aimed at improving what children eat during the school day.

For the first time, the United Nations health agency is calling on countries to adopt a "whole-school approach" to food, ensuring that meals, snacks, and drinks available both inside schools and across their wider environments are healthy and nutritious.

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