Nearly half the world's population suffers from poor nutrition linked to too much or not enough food, with wide-ranging impacts on health and the planet, a recent study shows
The report found people are failing to consume enough health-promoting foods like fruits and vegetables, particularly in lower-income countries.
The report estimated nearly 150 million children under five years old are stunted , more than 45 million are wasted and nearly 40 million are overweight. "Avoidable deaths due to poor diets have grown by 15 percent since 2010 and poor diets are now responsible for a quarter of all adult deaths," Chair of the GNR's Independent Expert Group Renata Micha told AFP.
"Animal-source foods have generally higher environmental footprints per product than plant-based foods," the report said.
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