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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">The City of Buenos Aires will
host the Youth Olympic Games in October 2018. Considering Coca-Cola is one of
the main sponsors of the event, the undersigned organizations DECLARE that:<span></span></span></p>
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_The consumption of unhealthy products with high levels of critical nutrients,
such as added sugar, is one of the main risk factors for chronic non
communicable diseases (NCDs) and that NCDs are the leading cause of death in
the world and in Argentina. <span></span></span></p>
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_The consumption of added sugar estimated in our country is about three times
the maximum that the World Health Organization recommends not to exceed.
Argentina is among the 5 countries with the highest added sugar consumption in
the world. <span></span></span></p>
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_In our country, the Global school-based student health survey (2012) estimated
that overweight among adolescents between 13 and 15 years old was 28.6%
(overweight 22.7% and obesity 5.9%). Adolescents with the lowest socioeconomic
status are 31% more likely to be overweight than adolescents of the highest
socioeconomic level. <span></span></span></p>
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_One of the main sources of consumption of added sugar is the consumption of
sugary drinks and Argentina is the first consumer of soft drinks in the world,
with 137 liters per capita per year. These drinks are one of the main factors
that promote weight gain, obesity and tooth decay development. <span></span></span></p>
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_Sweetened beverages, as well as other sources of sweeteners, also have a
potentially obesogenic effect according to current available evidence. <span></span></span></p>
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_Marketing strategies, including the Sport Sponsorship by junk food companies,
are a further determinant of consumer choices. Children and adolescents are
vulnerable to this type of advertising. <span></span></span></p>
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_The action of governments is crucial to protect children and adolescents and
to guarantee their right to health and to a healthy diets. <span></span></span></p>
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_Soft drinks companies spend millions in advertising, promotion and sponsorship
of their products, to naturalize the consumption of an unhealthy product that
causes obesity and overweight, among other health problems. <span></span></span></p>
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_Measures to restrict sugary drinks advertising and promotion are effective to
protect the right to health and healthy eating of children and adolescents. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">• _In this sense, the Committee
on the Rights of the Child advises States to take measures to protect children
from violations to their right to health by third parties. This Committee makes
special emphasis on "Regulation of the advertising and sale of substances
harmful to children’s health and of the promotion of such items in places where
children congregate, as well as in media channels and publications that are
accessed by children, are recommended”. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">• _Facilities and public places
where children and adolescents spend time should be free of advertising of
foods and beverages high in sugar, salt and fats. <span></span></span></p>
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DEMAND that the Government of the City of Buenos withdraw the sponsorship of
the Coca Cola Company from the Youth Olympic Games and take the necessary
measures to restrict marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children
and adolescents. <b><br></b></span></p><p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Signatory organizations </b></span><span style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span><span></span></span></p>
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