48. Many products, behaviours and attitudes promoted by commercial advertising are harmful to people’s health and social relationships, as well as to the environment. Examples most frequently mentioned include tobacco smoking, which advertising associates with the positive values of freedom and independence; the stereotyping of women; and the promotion of food with a high content of fat, sugar or salt. These are not the only examples, and some argue that, overall, it is the omnipresent and aggressive promotion of lifestyles based on intense consumption that is detrimental to human societies and the environment.
| Year | 2014 |
| Topic | Food policy Tobacco control Other Health-related issues |
| Document Type | Special Reports |
| Country | N/A |
| Policy Area | Food marketing regulations Tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) Environment and health |
| Human Rights | Right to adequate food and nutrition Right to information Right to a healthy environment Right to no discrimination |
| Groups Affected | Women and/or girls |
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Report on cultural rights: Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, A/69/286, (2014). Par. 48. Available at: https://undocs.org/A/69/286
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