Health and Fitness

Rising CO2 Poses Significant Threat to Human Nutrition

Wheat and nutrition

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014.  At the elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 anticipated by around 2050, crops that provide a large share of the global population with most of their dietary zinc and iron will have significantly reduced concentrations of those nutrients, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Given that an estimated two billion people suffer from zinc and iron deficiencies, resulting in a loss of 63…

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