The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in Europe country between 1979 and 2004.

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line chart demonstrates how many

grams

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of

meat

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were consumed by European citizens weekly from 1979 to 2004. In general,

chicken

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meat

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showed gradual growth and fish

meat

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indicated steady growth of

grams

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in the whole year. Unfortunately,

beef

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and

lamb

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experienced a gradual decrease in

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. In 1979, European people mostly ate

beef

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, about 210

grams

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per week, followed by

lamb

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with 150

grams

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per week. Several years later, the consumption of

chicken

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surpassed

lamb

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, from approximately 140

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to 170

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, making

chicken

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meat

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ranked second below

beef

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. In 1989, the number of

grams

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of

beef

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exceeded

chicken

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because it went down. At the same time, fish

meat

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showed steady growth from the beginning. From 1994 to 1999, the number of

grams

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of

lamb

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started to rise even though it went down the following year. From 1999 to 2004,

chicken

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experienced a rapid surge, from roughly 230

grams

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to 247

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. At the same time, the trend of

beef

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and

lamb

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consumed by European citizens plummeted drastically, to 120

grams

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and 70

grams

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, respectively.

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, fish demonstrated a small increase in

grams

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during

this

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period.