The line graph illustrates the weekly consumption of 
fish
 and other types of meat, namely Use synonyms
chicken
, Use synonyms
beef
, and Use synonyms
lamb
, in one European country from 1979 to 2004. 
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Overall
, the Linking Words
grams
 of consumed Use synonyms
chicken
 rose steadily throughout the Use synonyms
period
, Use synonyms
while
 the figure for Linking Words
beef
 and Use synonyms
lamb
 experienced a downward trajectory. The consumption of Use synonyms
fish
 remained relatively stable over the whole Use synonyms
period
. 
Regarding Use synonyms
beef
 and Use synonyms
lamb
, in 1979, the amount of Use synonyms
beef
 eaten was the highest, showing around 220 Use synonyms
grams
 per person per week and Use synonyms
then
, it fell sharply by nearly 50 Linking Words
grams
 in 1981. Starting in 1982, it showed a dramatic rise for a Use synonyms
while
 and Linking Words
then
, dropped significantly from 240 Linking Words
grams
 to almost 120 Use synonyms
grams
 in the final year. The proportion of Use synonyms
lamb
 Use synonyms
also
 showed a similar pattern, beginning at 150 Linking Words
grams
 in 1979 and ending close to 75 Use synonyms
grams
 in 2004. 
Turning to Use synonyms
chicken
 and Use synonyms
fish
, the amount of Use synonyms
chicken
 consumed stood at just under 150 Use synonyms
grams
 per week in 1979. It overtook the Use synonyms
beef
 with just over 200 Use synonyms
grams
 in 1989 and continued its upward trend until the end of the Use synonyms
period
. Use synonyms
In contrast
, the figure for Linking Words
fish
 remained relatively steady throughout the whole Use synonyms
period
, from 60 Use synonyms
grams
 weekly consumption in 1979 to around 40 Use synonyms
grams
 in 2004.Use synonyms