Below is a link to an article published Environmental Health News. It discusses researchers findings regarding rising CO2 levels and the inevitable effect it has on crops and human health.
https://www.ehn.org/carbon-dioxide-makes-food-less-healthy-2598739140.html
I never realized how CO2 can harmfully affect our crops and human health. It was very interesting to read that higher CO2 increases carbs and decreases micronutrients in the plant. Rising CO2 will also leave many people protein and zinc deficient over the next three decades. How crazy is this?! Hopefully something can be done about this.
ReplyDeleteHi Brianna,
DeleteYes! The effects are more than a little terrifying! I have a strong interest in nutrition, especially as it pertains to preventative health care, so I found this aspect to be particularly interesting. I'm glad you enjoyed the read!
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteFascinating article! This article discusses some very important, and terrifying points!
It is crazy how many things we use to speed up the normal process of production. What comes to mind is fruit, vegetables, and livestock. The use of synthetic fertilizer may produce faster results, but at what cost? It's scary to think that many fo the foods we are eating now, we may not be eating in the future. If we continue to overuse artificial fertilizers and pesticides, we may be stripped of the important nutrients that our bodies need to thrive. - Christina K-H
Response: Christina
ReplyDeleteReally great delivery of the important information in this article. I wonder if the results would have been the same if the n were a bit larger and I also wonder how much marijuana the women were smoking. Really interesting to note that this is the #1 illegal drug among pregnant/breast feeding women.
Response: Brianna
Yikes! I have read about how terrible for the environment cigarette butts are - this article really drives it home! Its pretty hard for me to understand how people become addicted to something that LITERALLY poisons them, and then they turn around and literally throw that poison directly on to the ground. I was not raised in a family/community that exposed me to the pressures of smoking - so its difficult for me to relate but smoking and smoking waste is one issue I always have trouble seeing the other side of. Thanks for sharing!