Is climate change making our dal and roti less nutritious?

Climate change is a rise in global atmospheric carbon dioxide from anthropogenic activities, affecting the nutritional quality of the foods we eat

That the food we put into our bodies today is making us unhealthy is not news. We know of the dangers of processed food – instances of artificially dyed greens, adulterated oils, and hormone-ridden milk make news often. Organic food is no longer niche, as more people learn of the downfalls of chemical agriculture. The move towards artificially treated, processed foods is said to be largely driven by consumers, by our growing appetites for perfectly shaped, blemish- and pest-free fruits and vegetables, better transportability, and year-round availability.

But there is a less well-known phenomenon that may be leaching nutrients out of