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Climate change and nutrition-associated diseases

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Climate change has multiple negative effects on global public health; reduced quality and quantity of crops result in increased food and financial insecurities leading to malnutrition (undernutrition and obesity) and diet-related non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. In addition, food systems substantially contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and a shift towards sustainability is required to preserve human and planetary health.

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Fig. 1: Effects of climate change on nutrition-associated diseases.

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  1. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA

    Jessica C. Fanzo

  2. Berman Institute of Bioethics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Jessica C. Fanzo

  3. School of Public Health, Department of Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA

    Shauna M. Downs

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Fanzo, J.C., Downs, S.M. Climate change and nutrition-associated diseases. Nat Rev Dis Primers 7, 90 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-021-00329-3

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