Environmental health perspectives
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Environ. Health Perspect.
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Environ. Health Perspect. · Nov 2012
ReviewClimate change and food security: health impacts in developed countries.
Anthropogenic climate change will affect global food production, with uncertain consequences for human health in developed countries. ⋯ Climate change will have notable impacts upon nutrition and food safety in developed countries, but further research is necessary to accurately quantify these impacts. Uncertainty about future impacts, coupled with evidence that climate change may lead to more variable food quality, emphasizes the need to maintain and strengthen existing structures and policies to regulate food production, monitor food quality and safety, and respond to nutritional and safety issues that arise.