Yanomami children are currently experiencing the most severe nutritional deficits among America’s indigenous populations¹. Approximately 570 Yanomami children have died due to hunger over the past 4 years². In 2022, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported that 52.2% of children under 5 years of age in the Yanomami land (the largest indigenous reserve in Brazil) were undernourished, which is far above the global figure (29.1%)³. This alarming nutritional scenario, along with other social, environmental and health issues, prompted the Brazilian federal government to declare a humanitarian public health crisis in the Yanomami territory⁴.

The first minister of the newly created Ministry of Indigenous Affairs in Brazil, Sônia Guajajara, pointed out that actions to improve the nutritional status of the Yanomami population are an immediate need. However, undernutrition, particularly during childhood, can result in long-term health consequences and increase the risk of diseases in adulthood. This risk persists even after nutritional rehabilitation.

亚诺马米儿童目前正经历着美国土著居民中最严重的营养缺乏问题¹。过去 4 年里，大约有 570 名亚诺马米儿童因饥饿而死亡²。 2022年，巴西卫生部报告称，亚诺马米地区（巴西最大的土著保护区）5岁以下儿童中有52.2%营养不良，远高于全球数字（29.1%）³。这种令人担忧的营养状况，以及其他社会、环境和健康问题，促使巴西联邦政府宣布亚诺马米地区发生人道主义公共卫生危机⁴。

巴西新成立的土著事务部首任部长索尼娅·瓜亚哈拉 (Sônia Guajajara) 指出，迫切需要采取行动改善亚诺马米人的营养状况。然而，营养不良，特别是在儿童时期，可能会导致长期的健康后果，并增加成年后患疾病的风险。即使在营养康复后，这种风险仍然存在。