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Climate change is reducing protein levels in a kitchen staple
Original: Climate change is stealing the protein from this staple in your kitchen
A widely shared news item warns that rising carbon dioxide levels caused by climate change are lowering the protein content of a common household staple, reportedly rice. Scientists have long found that crops grown under elevated CO2 contain less protein, zinc and iron, raising nutrition concerns for billions of people who depend on these grains daily.
Why now: Ongoing climate coverage linking rising CO2 to declining nutritional quality of staple foods
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