The graph below shows the consumption of fish and somedifferent kinds of meat ina European country between 1979 and 2004.

The graph illustrates changes in the amounts of beef,

lamb

,

chicken

and fish consumed in a particular European country between 1979 and 2004. In1979beefwas by far the most popular of these foods, with about 225

grams

consumed per person per week.

Lamb

and

chicken

were eaten in similar quantities (around

150grams

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150 grams

),

while

much less fish was consumed (just over 50

grams

).

However

, during

this

25-year

period

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the

consumption

of beef and

lamb

fell dramatically to approximately 100

grams

and 55

grams

respectively. The

consumption

of fish

alsodeclined

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also declined

, but much less significantly to

justbelow

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just below

50

grams

,

soalthough

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although

so although

it remained the least popular food,

consumption

levels were the most stable. The

consumption

of

chicken

,

on the other hand

, showed an upward trend, overtaking that of

lamb

in 1980 and that of beef in 1989. By 2004 it had soared to almost 250

grams

per person per week.

Overall

, the graph shows how the

consumption

of

chicken

increased dramatically

while

the popularity of these other foods decreased

overthe

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over the

period.