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Diet westernization and longevity in Africa: Evidence from Cross-sectionally augmented panel estimation

2026-08-25

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>The study draws attention to an emerging trade-off in Africa: the endeavor to eliminate hunger (SDG2) through increased food availability, threatening healthy lives (SDG3). Resulting dietary changes favor ultra-processed and energy-dense foods, offering short-term gains in food availability at the expense of increasing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which undermine longevity. The pap...

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Literature Corpus work: c36d06c3-8725-530e-aeac-866a1e04b4ca
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10461173/v1

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