The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1978 and 2003. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given chart illustrates the amount of various non-vegetarian food consumed over a 25-year period from 1978 to 2003 in a European nation.

Overall

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it is clear that

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fish is the least preferred food item among

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non-vegetarians, and chicken gained the most

popularity

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as it was the only item which showed a rise in consumption as all others fell. Looking first at chicken and lamb,

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both of these meats had equal consumption at 150

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per person per week in 1978,

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consumption graphs went in opposite directions. As for the

former

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this

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figure grew steadily to end the period at around 240,

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the latter slumped to under 75, even after showing a marginal rise in 1988. Focusing on how much beef and fish

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present in the weekly diet of a resident.

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number for beed fluctuated between 190 and 235 in the first decade, after which a gradual fall was seen to end the period close to 125

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, fish consumed marginally decreased from 70

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to roughly 45

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