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- Increase in food intake
- Increase in changing and varied diets.
- Average income

- Food availability
- Food prices
- Cultural influence
All these factors have had an influence on individuals diets. Nowadays peoples diets tend to be high in meat and fats and low in fibre.

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In middle income countries, diets have changed to have more variation this includes lots more meat and vegetables in diets rather than a focus on grain like rice or cereals. with an increase in population size and people earning more money this allows them to spend more on healthier food options such as meat. Other factors include trans national companies which enter the country and provide for cheap alternatives like fast food but can also be very unhealthy.

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Industrializing countries  e.g. BRICS are entering second sector (manufacture) which is opening more jobs for the population. This results in more people having more money to spend on better or more food and nutrition. Less people will suffer from food insecurity.
Diets have changed to more vegetables instead of grain products e.g. cereal. TNC's entering countries also offering jobs and new cuisines. Mainly Fast Food which is very unhealthy for the population.

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- Due to globalisation, large TNCs are able to sell cheap and affordable (economies of scale) products in middle income countries. Many of the products now include some type of meat
- The most noticeable change is the increase in meat consumption due to increased income + increase production in meat (pork, beef, chicken -> leads to a decrease in meat prices)
- Changed from having a high vegetable, grain, fibre diet to processed, meat, sugars diets.

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The diets in middle income countries have been altered by the rising middle class and the increased agricultural output fuelled by the green revolution and scientific advancements in the fields. The perception that meat is a luxury good has also led to increasing numbers of people who purchase meat with their increased disposable income. Meat is made cheaper by the ability to produce in bulk with farms. Furthermore, the increased globalisation has enabled trade of agricultural products between countries which has increased the variety of diets. Another increase is with fats and sugars which can be explained by over-reliance on processed diets due to TNCs. Currently, the output of food is not necessarily sustainable as certain techniques may cause environmental harm like cutting down trees for grazing land for example. From person to person, the diets would cause non-communicable diseases like diabetes. Most MICs are in stage 4 of the nutritional transition model.

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Changing dietary preferences from people in some large emerging counties due to the higher access to processed foods and meat as income increases and TNC's are more common in MEDC'S. Economic growth and urbanization is also feeding into a shift towards the 4th stage of the nutritional transition model with a high calorie, high fat westernized diet.

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- increase of meat consumption: due to rise in TNCs that produce cheaper food + economic development especially in secondary sectors that increase facilities for food production for meat
- links to the 4th stage of nutritional transition model due to the rise of unhealthy food due to TNCs -> implications of non-communicable disease
- urbanization -> more access to meat + processed food + generally more varied diet + mixed cuisines

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-increase in global middle income. More people have disposable income to spend on food therefore meat is more popular.
-increase in meat consumption has posed detrimental impacts on our planet-> deforestation(soy bean growth), unsustainable use of water, pollution of sea due to overfishing(fish nets + unsustainable management of by-catch)
-increasing amounts of people are adopting the western diet or processed foods as a result of growth in agribusiness + globalization
-agribusiness and food TNC’s are able to produce food at a cheap price as they benefit from economies are scale -> more people are therefore prone to purchase from these large corporations.
-not only has the type of food changed, but the quantity of calories consumed has also increased. (More people have money to spend on food)
-Most countries are now in the 4th stage of nutritional transition model(high fat, sugar) however some are moving to stage 5 as healthy habits are being adopted.

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Changes in:
- Average income - more money means a greater access to more energetically expensive food e.g. meat

- Food availability - Globalisation has allowed foods to be spread around the world, impacting certain diets
- Food prices - lower prices allow for greater access to different foods.
- Cultural influence - Westernisation has occured in part, due to the influx of TNCs saturating other countries, spreading the dietary tastes of western countries.
have caused grain and fibre based diets to be replaced by diets that are high in meat, sugars and fats and low in fibre, fruits, and vegetables. Which, can be attributed to the rising levels of non-communicable, chronic diseases.

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- Decline in meat prices due to economies of scale and an increase in productivity, as there is more agricultural innovation and adoption of various farming techniques through training or education.
- Increase in urbanisation influences the demand for meat.
- Rissing affluence, people have more disposable income to spend on more expensive foods e.g. meat.
- Growth in TNCs, therefore people eat more processes foods - leading to obesity and obesity-related diseases (Nutrition Transition Model).
- Economic growth - growth in agricultural sector and manufacturing of food products.
- Western influence, people in MICs want to be more westernised thus they tend to follow Western diets, which include a lot of processed food and meat.

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Food intake has overall increased
Diets have become more varied --> from cereal to now a mixture of meat, dairy, vegetables (Nutritional Transition Model)
Higher income = more money spent on food, especially meat as it is considered more expensive
Increased urbanisation = more advertisement and product placement
Fast food TNCs have become more prevalent (Mostly big cities) selling westernised foods --> links to 'aspirational lifestyle'

Implications:
- rise of diseases of affluence e.g. obesity, diabetes
- environmental impacts = feeding livestock is less resource-efficient than growing grains for human consumption, production of meat has high water footprint, increases in seafood and fish consumption leads to overfishing (tragedy of the commons)

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Diets have changed in middle income countries due to an increase demand for more diary rich and meat products. This is due to the increasing size of the population of people who are now starting to live in the middle income sectors. This means that more people are now able to afford more expensive product such as meat, diary and other things which they may not have been able to afford before.

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- Shift to secondary/tertiary sector. diets have changed to more meat and veg rather than cereal/grains.
- TNCs entering the country. International cuisines but also fast food. Also lead to more westernised food.
- increased imports and exports. Imports more variety, new foods. again more westernised.
- more urbanisation means that there is more demand for cheap food. cheaper processed meat, fast food etc.
- price dependency. prices decline, more accessible to lower income households. e.g more people can afford meat when prices decline so leads to a change in diet overall.

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Diets have become more varied – from cereal to now a mixture of meat, veg and dairy especially in countries that have moved from being LIC to MICs (e.g. Thailand)

• Food consumption is price dependent – when meat prices decline, consumption of meat increases especially amongst poorer households.

• Increased urbanisation has also led to an increase in demand for meat as cheap processed meat is more easy to access in urban areas in places such as fast food restaurants and convenience stores.