Nutrition as a Human Right and Public Good
Adequate nutrition is an inherent part of the basic right to life. It synergistically impacts other essential rights and capacities, including health, education, coexistence, freedom, and personal security. Ensuring good nutrition for citizens is a public good, forming the foundation for collective societal development. It is the joint responsibility of the State and civil society to promote and guarantee it.
Multidimensional Aspects of Food and Nutrition
Food and nutrition involve various dimensions, including productive systems, market functioning, purchasing power, cultural and dietary habits, education, health, access to quality services, and living conditions. Addressing nutritional deficiencies requires comprehensive actions that go beyond isolated measures. An integrated approach is essential, linking social policies with economic and environmental policies, identifying causal chains, and developing sustainable solutions.
Diversity in Food and Nutrition Challenges
Malnutrition manifests in various forms, such as acute and chronic malnutrition, anemia, overweight, and obesity. Specific factors influencing food and nutrition problems vary based on age, gender, special needs, cultural diversity, territorial conditions, and levels of deprivation. Proposals must consider this diversity, respecting people’s culture, customs, tastes, and preferences.
Social Disparities in Access to Adequate Nutrition in Peru:
Addressing social disparities in access to proper nutrition is crucial. Building sustainable food systems that promote food security and nutritional and guarantee healthy nutrition for all is essential.
Achieving nutritional well-being in Peru, from a rights perspective, requires an equitable approach.
Policymaking must vigorously address existing gaps in food availability, access, health, and safety.
