Poor Diet Kills 2.6 Million Infants a Year, Says Survey by Save the Children
February 15, 2012 in Poverty
Malnutrition is the root cause of the deaths of 2.6 million children each year, and the bodies and brains of 450 million more will fail to develop properly due to inadequate diet over the next 15 years unless immediate action is taken, according to a survey published on Wednesday by a leading international charity. (..) The World Food Programme has predicted meanwhile that 24 million more children will be malnourished by 2050 as a result of climate change.
