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The Columbian Exchange of foods improved enormously the European and African diet.
Starvation had limitied the growth of population in the previously mentioned continents, but it was overcome by the transplantation of the New World (America) foods.
Corn, potatoes and cassava (brought to Europe from America) proved to be more efficient sources of carbohydrates than wheat, the old European standard. Cassava, for example, was a success in the impoverished soil of Africa, it helped to support the population boomb in the Congo.
In Ireland, people started planting potatoes, which helped the population grow from 1 million in 1670 to more than 8 million.
The plants from the New World, helped sustain millions of families
