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Nov 22-23, 2018 | Paris, France
Joint Event
Nutrition and Health
16
th
International Conference on
26
th
International Conference on
Diabetes and Endocrinology
&
Journal of Insights in Nutrition and Metabolism | Volume 2
Understanding the right to health and food for the persons affected by type 2 diabetes
Marianella Herrera
Central University of Venezuela, USA
T
ype 2 diabetes is a chronic disease with an onset that can
be prevented or delayed by implementing actions related
to lifestyle. The rights to food and health are fundamentals
human rights expressed on the international covenant on
economic, social and cultural rights of the United Nations
(ICESCR). Both rights advocate for people to live in optimal
conditions, however gaps in opportunities to health care
access, availability or access to healthy foods and adequate
housing to live a life with dignity are obstacles for achieving
the expression of these rights. This talk aims to discuss and
bring to the table the fact that persons affected by diabetes
type 2 have the right to enjoy the best quality of life possible,
and what are the most influential factors for the achieving
of these rights. Social determinants of health and ethics and
policies will be discussed, in a concise manner to introduce
care givers, health care practitioners and community leaders
related to health on what is important outside of health care
system, and what is needed to be taken into account when
addressing and taking care of type 2 diabetic patients. The
elevated economic and psychological costs of suffering this
disease, and the less costly prevention implying lifestyle
changes, justify to make an effort to prevent the onset and
complications of those at risk, by understanding the human
rights of these patients and the policies to be implemented
to achieve this goal.
e:
manyma@gmail.com