The graph illustrates shifts in the amount of fast
food
consumed in the UK between 1970 and 1990. Several trends are apparent. Use synonyms
Firstly
,the UK population are eating more and more fast Linking Words
food
. Use synonyms
Secondly
, the type of fast Linking Words
food
has changed.In 1970, the most popular fast Use synonyms
food
was pizza. Over 300g were consumed each week. By 1990, Use synonyms
however
, Linking Words
this
had fallen to just over 200g -a 50% drop. Consumption of other fast foods Linking Words
such
as fish and chips and hamburgers increased, Linking Words
however
. The number of hamburgers eaten shot up from about 20g a week to more than 270g, overtaking pizza in the late1980s. Fish and chips consumption Linking Words
also
increased, rising from about 80g in 1970 to 500g in 1990.Accompanying Linking Words
this
change in the choice of foods was an Linking Words
overall
increase in the amount of fast Linking Words
food
consumed. In 1970, British consumers ate about 450g a week of fast Use synonyms
food
. In 1990, Use synonyms
on the other hand
, Linking Words
this
had more than doubled, to almost 1000g.Linking Words