Food Becoming More Calorific But Less Nutritious Due To Rising Carbon Dioxide

Rising CO2 Levels Make Crops Calorific But Nutrient-Poor, Study Warns

The Carbon Feast: Why Our Crops Are Bulking Up on Empty Calories Amid Climate Chaos In the quiet laboratories of Leiden University, a team of researchers led by Sterre ter Haar has uncovered a troubling transformation in the world’s food supply. Their recent study, which synthesized data from multiple experiments on plant responses to elevated carbon dioxide levels, reveals that as atmospheric CO2 rises, crops are becoming more calorific but sig…

Food Becoming More Calorific But Less Nutritious Due To Rising Carbon Dioxide

More carbon dioxide in the environment is making food more calorific but less nutritious -- and also potentially more toxic, a study has found. From a report: Sterre ter Haar, a lecturer at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and other researchers at the institution created a method to compare mul...