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

The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004
The line graph compares the average consumption of
fish
and three kinds of meat in a European country from 1979 to 2004.
Overall
, the amount of
chicken
eaten increased over that time, but the opposite was true for
beef
, lamb and
fish
.
Initially
,
beef
was the favourite food but it was replaced by
chicken
in the second half of the period. In 1979, each person in
this
nation consumed about 220
grams
beef
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of beef
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per week, compared to about 150
grams
chicken
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of chicken
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or lamb.
Fish
was the least popular food, with about 60
grams
consumed weekly. From that time to 2004,
beef
consumption reduced significantly to only about 100
grams
, but the figure for
chicken
showed a dramatic rise to peak at about 250
grams
each person. The average consumption of lamb declined gradually to just over 50
grams
per week, and
similarly
, less
fish
was eaten per head in
this
nation, with its figure falling by about 15
grams
a week
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumption
  • fish
  • meat
  • poultry
  • beef
  • lamb
  • trend
  • increase
  • decrease
  • gradual
  • significant
  • fluctuate
  • peak
  • trough
  • steady
  • correlation
  • period
  • data
  • comparison
  • predominant
  • kilograms per capita
  • dietary habits
  • health consciousness
  • sustainability
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