El derecho fundamental de alimentación en menores de 0 a 5 años en el contexto colombiano. una realidad debatible, discutible, opuesta.

Abstract

The Political Constitution of Colombia, in its article 44, states that a nutritious and balanced diet is a fundamental right of children, among others, as a strategy to guarantee their harmonious and integral development (Constitución Política de Colombia [C.P.], 1991, p. 23 ) in conjunction with various laws and treaties which enshrine and develop said right. In the present analysis, a focus and gaze are made on children from 0 to 5 years old; since it is at this stage of life that a good diet full of nutrients and proteins is most needed for the proper development of the person. In that sense, the right to food must encompass both good food and its accessibility. In this sense, the constitutional and legal provisions in Colombia are analyzed, which supposes the guarantee of the right to food in minors from 0 to 5, to analyze, according to figures and statistics, why in reality there is evidence of so many deaths and cases of malnutrition in children between 0 and 5 years of age, having the constitutional and legal provisions that guarantee it? The analysis shows that its consecration in the upper text is important and fundamental, but it has not been enough to guarantee the constitutional provision, leading to the necessary taking of political, economic, administrative, legislative measures as well as the adoption of public policies and programs that be effective in combating this problem.