Over the past forty years, the diversity of foods eaten around the world has decreased dramatically. Certain crops, such as wheat, rice, and corn, have grown in popularity and have replaced many local food sources in modern diets. The variety of ingredients consumed daily has also decreased, as processed foods relying on corn and wheat are increasingly consumed throughout the world. The author presents information about processed foods in order to illustrate which one of the following claims?
A) Diets worldwide are becoming increasingly unhealthy.
B) Processed foods rely mainly on crops that are increasing in popularity.
C) People around the world are eating more homogenous foods.
D) Modern global diets are worse now than they were forty years ago.
E) Many local farmers have been displaced because of dietary changes.
