The graph below shows the consumption of 3 spreads from 1981 to 2007.

The line graph illustrates the intake of margarine, low fat and reduced spreads and

butter

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between 1981

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2007.

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, the consumption of

butter

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decreased dramatically over the years

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low fat

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and reduced spreads were consumed increasingly. The intake

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margarine dropped slightly as compared to the time when it first started in 1981.

Butter

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started off at over 140

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in 1981 and peaked at around 160

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in 1986

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before it dropped significantly to

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lowest at around 50

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in 2007.

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, low fat and reduced spreads were only introduced in 1996. It showed a steep upward trend and overtook

butter

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after 1996. It

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reached its highest point at over 80

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in 2001, before starting to fall progressively to 70

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in 2007. Margarine,

on the other hand

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, stood at 90

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in 1981. It fluctuated in the next 10 years and reached a plateau between 1991 to 1996. It

subsequently

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began to fall and dropped to its lowest at 40

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in 2007.