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The graph compares a European country's weekly consumption of fish, lamb, beef and chicken in grams per person from 1979 to 2004. Overall, the chicken consumed per person showed a positive trend, whereas the other three items average consumption declined over the years. it is evident that beef was the most preferred meal on the plate in 1979 with about 220 grams of weekly eating, which by 2004 fell dramatically by almost 50 per cent.
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