Which of the Following Characterizes the Changing Patters of Consumption

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following characterizes the changing patters of consumption in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism?

• A)nutrition improved with the fall of Communism as consumers had greater access to more and better quality food
• B)consumption of cholesterol-heavy products was virtually inexistent prior to the fall of Communism
• C)incomes grew and consumption quality increased all but eliminating the ultra-poor that characterized much of the Eastern European and Soviet populace
• D)rates of low-birth-weight babies and anemia have risen in many regions of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union indicating a deterioration in diet
• E)Overall calorie and protein intake increased across all social classes

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