The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The graph illustrates changes in the amounts of

beef

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,

lamb

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,

chicken

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and fish consumed in a particular European country between 1979 and 2004. In 1979

beef

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was by far the most popular of these foods, with about 225

grams

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consumed per person per week.

Lamb

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and

chicken

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were eaten in similar quantities around 150

grams

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,

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much less fish was consumed, just over 50

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.

However

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, during

this

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25-year

period

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the

consumption

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of

beef

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and

lamb

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fell dramatically to approximately 100

grams

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and 55

grams

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respectively. The

consumption

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of fish

also

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declined, but much less significantly to just below 50

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, so

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it remained the least popular food,

consumption

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levels were the most stable. The

consumption

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of

chicken

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,

on the other hand

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, showed an upward trend, overtaking that of

lamb

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in 1980 and that of

beef

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in 1989. By 2004 it had soared to almost 250

grams

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per person per week.

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, the graph shows how the

consumption

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of

chicken

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increased dramatically

while

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the popularity of these other foods decreased over the period.