The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of junk food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000

The line chart illustrates the

number

as well as

the type of fast food consumption by adolescents from Australia between 1975 and 2000.

Overall

, out of the 3 categories of fast food, Fish and Chips consumption showed a downward trend throughout the given periods.

In contrast

, the

number

of Pizzas and

Hamburgers

that were eaten by Australian teenagers has gradually improved, before generally remaining stable for the

last

five years. At

first,

Fish and Chips had the highest starting point of 100 consumption during 1975, before eventually dropping its point to just over 80 in 1980.

Although

it bounces back nearly to 100 again,

this

number

saw a gradual decline from 1990 to 2000 with a final

number

of just below 40. The downfall of Fish and Chips

consumers

ultimately put them at the lowest fast food that was eaten by Australian adolescents compared to the final

number

of

Pizza

or

Hamburgers

. It is apparent that

Pizza

started with the lowest point of a little more than 0 in 1975, whilst

Hamburgers

are a little superior with a few points ahead of

Pizza

.

However

,

Pizza

's

consumers

have gradually increased to more than 80

consumers

per year during 1995 and remain unchanged in the next five years.

In contrast

,

Hamburgers

saw a rapid change throughout the next decade and continued to have a steady upward tendency in 2000, with above 80 and around 100

consumers

per year, respectively.