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

The line graph illustrates the amount of three types of spreads (margarine, low fat, reduced spreads, and

butter

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) that were consumed over a period of 26 years between 1981 and 2007.

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, what stands out from the graph is that

butter

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was the most popular at the start,

however

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, it ended up being the least consumed of the three spreads. Oppositely, the figure of low fat and reduced spread appeared at the top of the list, despite starting at the lowest. Looking at the details, the figures for

butter

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and margarine faced a significant decline throughout the period. As regards

butter

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, it started at just above 140

grams

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.

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the number went up by nearly 20

grams

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in 1986.

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, in the same year,

grams

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rapidly fell, ending up at approximately 50

grams

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. As opposed to

butter

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, the figure for margarine started at around 90

grams

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,

then

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, it slightly fluctuated after which the number declined in 2007, finishing at 40

grams

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.

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, the consumption of low fats and reduced spreads had an upward trend. The amount of low fats and reduced spreads use started only in 1996 at 10

grams

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which

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soared to around 85

grams

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in 2001. After a slight decrease, the figure finished at 70

grams

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.