Better health - for people and the planet - grows on trees

(International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)) Tropical fruit trees can improve health, reduce hunger, boost incomes and fight climate change. So why don't we grow and eat more? In the journal People and Nature, researchers outline the myriad nutritional, economic and environmental-health potential of increasing the production and consumption of tropical fruits. They present an overview of benefits from tree-sourced foods in terms of nutrition and discuss the barriers and risks of scaling up supply to a global level.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news