The Curse of Plenty: The Green Revolution and the Rise in Chronic Disease
利用印度绿色革命中高产作物推广的地区差异，研究发现农业生产力增长意外地导致了男性糖尿病发病率上升，饮食变化是重要机制。
The rising rate of chronic disease is a leading driver of the global disease burden. Yet, its determinants are not fully understood. Exploiting the Green Revolution and its expansion in historically groundwater-rich Indian districts, we examine the unanticipated contribution of agricultural productivity growth to the rise in chronic, diet-related diseases. We find that areas with greater adoption of new staple varieties saw an increase in diabetes in men born after the introduction of high-yield crops. We find suggestive evidence that diet is an important mechanism, such as heterogeneous impacts with respect to dietary habits and increases in household calorie consumption.