South Africa’s Food System Is Failing Children
南非的粮食系统正在让儿童陷入困境南非的儿童营养不良给他们的生命历程蒙上了长长的阴影。例如，发育迟缓或身材矮小会损害儿童的身体发育和大脑发育，从而限制他们的教育和就业前景。发育迟缓和超重的儿童患肥胖、糖尿病和高血压等非传染性疾病的风险更大。这些情况给南非的医疗保健系统带来了巨大且日益沉重的负担。这样，儿童营养不良就助长了贫困和健康不良的代际循环，给个别儿童、他们的家庭和南非社会带来了巨大的代价。南非生产过剩的粮食，但儿童却死于饥饿。但严重急性营养不良造成的死亡只是冰山一角。许多儿童生活在获取营养食品的机会有限的地区。 Scrolla 在开普敦大学儿童研究所，我们花了二十多年的时间研究南非儿童的状
Libraries draw millions of kids each summer, but funding varies dramatically across California
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United Kingdom to ban social media for kids under 16
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