Climate change is hurting children's diets, global study finds

(University of Vermont) A first-of-its-kind, international study of 107,000 children finds that higher temperatures are an equal or even greater contributor to child malnutrition than the traditional culprits of poverty, inadequate sanitation, and poor education.The 19-nation study is the largest investigation to date of the relationship between our changing climate and children's diet diversity. Of the six regions examined--in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America--five had significant reductions in diet diversity associated with higher temperatures.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news