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The graph below shows the changes in food consumption by Chinese people between 1985 and 2010.

The graph below shows the changes in food consumption by Chinese people between 1985 and 2010.
The line graph compares
meat
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,
salt
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 and fish in terms of food
consumption
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 by Chinese people from 1985 to 2010.
Overall
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, the three foods experienced different trends in the time period.
While
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meat
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 and fish rose with some fluctuations,
salt
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consumption
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 fell over time. As the graph illustrates, over the time from 1985 to 2010 fish
consumption
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 was the highest number than other foods starting at 600
grams
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 per person per week in 1985 followed by a small increase to 700
grams
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 per
a
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person weekly in 1990.
Then
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, it rose rapidly until reached a peak of around 850
grams
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 in 2010.
In addition
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,
consuming
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consumption of
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meat
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was
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increased steadily during that period.
In contrast
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,
salt
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consumption
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 stood at 500
grams
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 per person per week
decreased
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and decreased
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 constantly throughout the period.
While
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salt
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 and
meat
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 had different trends, both foods
were
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met
at
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the same figure in 2010
by
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a number
around
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of around
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 200
grams
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 spent.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words meat, salt, consumption, grams with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "trends" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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