Hidden cost of climate change is unwanted carbs in your food

Cut out the carbs

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By Irakli Loladze

We are undoubtedly pumping ever more carbon dioxide into the air. But did you know that this is also silently injecting extra carbs into bread, cereals and salad, while the protein and minerals in your food take a hit.

This nutritional cost of changing Earth’s atmosphere is now worrying the world’s most powerful nation. For the first time it is a key finding in an official report on health impacts of climate change in the US, unveiled by the White House today.

Why would more CO₂ mean poorer food?

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Hidden cost of climate change is unwanted carbs in your food