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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 62
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- Nutrition, an underlying determinant of the right to health, is essential to children's health, survival and development. Adequate nutrition begins in utero, since the nutritional status of woman shortly before and during pregnancy can affect the health and healthy development of the child after birth.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 41
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- Food policies that emphasize home cooking to improve diets must take into account these gender and labour-force dynamics. Healthy eating programmes should not focus solely on mothers, but must also promote the role of men in food preparation, as well as take into account a diverse range of family arrangements.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 39
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- Unhealthy foods are commonly marketed in gendered ways, perpetuating traditional and unequal gender dynamics to the disadvantage of women. Despite the increase in dual-income or female-breadwinner households, women still bear a disproportionate share of household duties, particularly in preparing meals. This leads to the increased consumption of highly-processed convenience foods, as women have less time but are still expected to be responsible for food provision. Food advertisements often target women about providing cooked meals for their children or by offering aspirational products that are "improved" over traditional diets.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 17
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- As a step to progressively realizing the right to health, States should formulate and regularly update food and nutrition guidelines for a healthy diet for different groups, particularly for vulnerable groups, like children, women and low-income groups. Guidelines should be formulated based on scientific evidence and with the participation of the community, civil society organizations and other stakeholders. To be effective, dissemination of these guidelines and nutritional information to people in a comprehensible manner is equally important. One regulatory approach that States should consider is the adoption of nutrient profiling models, in which foods are ranked according to their nutritional composition.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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