[Cartagena Declaration. The International Declaration on the Right to Nutritional Care and the Fight against Malnutrition].

[Cartagena Declaration. The International Declaration on the Right to Nutritional Care and the Fight against Malnutrition]. Nutr Hosp. 2019 Jul 19;: Authors: Cárdenas D, Bermúdez CE, Echeverri S, Pérez A, Puentes M, López L, Correia MI, Ochoa JB, Ferreira AM, Texeira MA, Arenas Moya D, Arenas Márquez H, León Sanz M, Rodríguez-Veintimilla D Abstract The need to promote the right to nutritional care, to fight against malnutrition and to advance in education and research in clinical nutrition has led all the FELANPE's societies to sign on May 3rd, during the 33rd Congress of the Colombian Clinical Nutrition Association (ACNC) in the city of Cartagena, the International Declaration on the Right to Nutritional Care and the Fight against Malnutrition, "Declaration of Cartagena". The Declaration provides a coherent framework of 13 principles which can serve as a guide for societies, schools and associations affiliated to FELANPE in the development of action plans. In addition, it will serve as an instrument to promote, through governments, the formulation of policies and legislation in the field of clinical nutrition. We believe that the general framework of principles proposed by the Declaration can contribute to raise awareness about the magnitude of this problem and to promote cooperation networks among Latin-American countries. Although this Declaration does not have a binding legal effect, it has an undeniable moral strength and...
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