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The nutrition transition is associated with changes in agricultural production and the food environment.
Policy makers should consider agricultural practices and food environments when addressing nutrition transitions.
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This article combines food availability and dietary intake data... to characterize the nutrition transition and its association with changes in agricultural production and the food environment.
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The nutrition transition and agricultural transformation: a Preston curve approach
William A. Masters et al. · Agricultural Economics · 2016
DOI 10.1111/agec.12303
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