"Climate-smart" school lunch can cause iron deficiency - Nya Dagbladet

When schools implement “climate-smart” school lunches, by replacing meat with plant-based diets, the amount of iron the body absorbs decreases. Teenage girls are particularly affected, shows a thesis from the University of Gothenburg. The thesis collected data through a survey sent to municipal meal services, to which 167 of Sweden’s 290 municipalities responded. Furthermore, 76 school menus were analyzed over four weeks. The results show that n…