Sports and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors to the right to health 2016, para. 8
Paragraphe- Paragraph text
- It has been estimated that over 7 per cent of deaths annually are attributable to low levels of physical activity, along with more than 4 per cent of years of life lost due to disability (disability-adjusted life years). Physical inactivity is estimated as being responsible for up to 25 per cent of cases of breast and colon cancer, 27 per cent of cases of diabetes and 30 per cent of cases of ischaemic heart disease. Conversely, participation in physical activity and sport has numerous beneficial effects. Physical activity reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, improves levels of high-density cholesterol, reduces blood pressure, and improves blood glucose level control among the overweight. Physical activity also reduces the risk of depression and is a vital aspect of energy balance and weight control. Accordingly, WHO has developed the Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, which are designed to provide guidance on the optimal and the minimum levels of exercise that individuals should partake in to accrue these health benefits.
- Status juridique
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2016
- Type de paragraphe
- Other
- Reference
- SR Health, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/33, para. 8.
- Paragraph number
- 8
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