Bibliographic information

GuidelineRisk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO guidelines, 2nd ed.
Year of Publication2026
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization

Recommendation

New

To reduce the risk of cognitive decline and/or dementia specifically, dietary restriction interventions may be offered to adults who are overweight or obese.

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Notes and Remarks

Management of obesity should be offered to all adults living with obesity, in line with WHO guidance. WHO guidance applies to all non-pregnant adults with obesity. Clinical practice: y Guideline on the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for the treatment of obesity in adults (30) Service delivery and care pathways: y Health service delivery framework for prevention and management of obesity (31) Public health and policy: y WHO acceleration plan to stop obesity: a joint WHO/UNICEF operational model for designing and implementing the response (32,33) y Recommendations for the prevention and management of obesity over the life course (34) y Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (35)