The transition in diet and the process of acquiring food changed dramatically when the Neolithic period began. Many anthropologists know this transition as the Neolithic Revolution (Bocquet-Appel 2011:560). During the Neolithic revolution, the population of homo sapiens increased dramatically, and along with this increase in people, advantages and disadvantages increased. The increase in population was due to the life of the farmer and food producer. When the transition to agriculture occurred, life was more suitable for more children. When people were constantly on the move, having multiple young children wasn't ideal. The young children had to be transported and dealing with three small children who could not walk would have resulted in a difficult life for the mother and possibly the death of the child. As people began to farm, more villages were built. In the village people could keep an eye on many small children. Fertility rates have increased due to having more children in a short amount of time. The population has also increased because child labor is a necessity and a desire. The increase in population gave way to children learning the ways of domesticating plants and animals so that everyone had a job to do in the villages, which allowed the village to prosper. Agriculture then transitioned into food production which allowed people to control their own crops and produce their own food. The transition to the life of a farmer and producer brought advantages, however there was an increase in disadvantages. Elaborating more on the population, the reproductive capacity of people in this period increased. Although there has been a sharp increase in malnutrition and mortality rates, the population has nevertheless increased. It was still balanced. Alas... half the paper... the collection was better. There were not many problems with the diet of pre-Neolithic people. They had a better distribution of muscles and body work. They all had tasks that involved the whole body, from moving from one place to another, to their specific jobs. Neolithic people had a job done by a small group of people, whether it was basket weaving or tending produce. In each case, more effort was applied to a certain part of the body rather than fully exercising the entire body. This has been proven due to the wear and tear of the remains left by Neolithic populations. As stated previously, disease was probably the major downside of the agricultural revolution due to the fatal effects of disease that occurred during this time period. Furthermore, as previously stated, the food intake of Neolithic populations was not as healthy as the life of hunter-gatherers.