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Food demand structures within the European Union (EU) member states are changing. In particular, the most important changes ocurred between the 1960s and 1980s. In the 1960s, the Mediterranean countries had diets that differed greatly from the northern European countries. The Mediterranean countries showed a predominance of cereals, fruits and vegetables, fish and vegetable oil, while meat, milk and dairy products, animal fats, and sugar were more abundant in northern European diets. The changes that began in the 1960s and have been taken place up to the present have resulted in a progressive northernization of the Mediterranean diet. These modifications are characterized by less importance for cereal products and a simultaneous increase in foods of animal origin, especially meat, milk, and dairy products.
1 This research was supported by the Instituto Nacional de Investigació y Tecnolgía Agraria y Alimentaria(INIA).
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Angulo, A.M., Gil, J.M., Gracia, A. (1997). A Test of Differences in Food Demand Among European Consumers: A Dynamic Approach. In: Wierenga, B., van Tilburg, A., Grunert, K., Steenkamp, JB.E.M., Wedel, M. (eds) Agricultural Marketing and Consumer Behavior in a Changing World. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6273-3_15
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