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Climate change worsens child malnutrition: study – Bangkok Post

PARIS – Climate change may contribute more to greater child malnutrition and poor diet than traditional causes such as poverty and poor sanitation, according to…

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PARIS – Climate change may contribute more to greater child malnutrition and poor diet than traditional causes such as poverty and poor sanitation, according to research published on Thursday.
Although childhood malnutrition has decreased globally over the past several decades, undernourishment has increased since 2015, in part due to warming temperatures and extreme weather.
The United Nations says 144 million children under five were affected by stunting in 2019 as a result of chronic malnutrition,…

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