Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 34
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Despite the common association of NCDs with older persons, children are also affected by the full range of NCDs, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes, and by their risk factors such as being overweight or obese. Diet-related NCDs and obesity affect even very young children. For instance, of the 500 million obese people worldwide in 2008, more than 42 million were children under the age of five, with 35 million of those children in developing countries.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
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Children
Older persons
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/31, para. 34.