The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004

The given line graph illustrates the amount of four kinds of meat (

chicken

,

beef

, lamb,

fish

) which were consumed over a

period

of 25 years from 1974 to 2004 in Europe. Units are measured in

grams

per person per week.

Overall

, the consumption of

beef

and lamb decreased over the given

period

,

while

for

chicken

, it rose. At the start of the

period

,

beef

was the most popular

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, which was replaced by

chicken

from 1989 to 2004. As the graph shows, it is highlighted that the trend of the

fish

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changed all over the

period

. With regards to the amount of

beef

used, it began at around 220

grams

and

then

dropped slightly to nearly 180

grams

in 1981 before growing sharply to approximately 215

grams

per person per week. After that,

however

, the figure

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decreased to just above 100

grams

in

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year. A similar pattern can be seen from the graph for the intakes

lamb

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and

fish

, which showed an

overall

decreasing trend with some fluctuations

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between the years.

On the other hand

, the consumption of

chicken

stood at less than 150

grams

in 1979, where the figure rose steadily till 1999, after which it increased significantly and reached a peak of 250

grams

by 2004.

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fish

consumption remained unpopular throughout the

period

with a little decline of 10

grams

from just over 60

grams

per person intake.