Climate change may be worsening nutritional problems for already vulnerable children.
An analysis of data from about 6.5 million young children in Brazil shows that the higher the temperature, the higher the chances of child malnutrition. Each 1 degree Celsius rise in local temperatures above 26° C (about 79° Fahrenheit) correlates with a 10 percent greater chance of being underweight and an 8 percent increase in the odds of acute and chronic malnutrition, researchers report in the February Lancet Planetary Health. The condition can lead to lifelong health problems and even death.
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