1 - malnourished: "The children's age and state of nourishment were also factors." 2 - religious practices: I don't say that this was said in the article. I'm

1 - malnourished: "The children's age and state of nourishment were also factors." 2 - religious practices: I don't say that this was said in the article. I'm conjecturing that "religious practices" could arise, in the past, when people could relate, for example, that children eating those fruits could fall ill, and then could create some religious practice about it.