Although urban China has experienced a rapid income growth over the last twenty years, nutrition intake for the low … income group declined in the 1990s. Does this imply a zero or negative income elasticity for the low income group? This paper … that income elasticities of calorie consumption for urban households are far from zero, and the lower the income level the …

-source foods, which results in higher obesity rates and increased prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases. Moreover …, environment, taste and health. Our findings also suggest that though income results to be significant, its positive effect on meat …