The table below illustrates weekly consumption by age group of dairy products in a European country.

The table compares

milk

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and

butter

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purchases by age

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how much fat they contain. Looking from an

overall

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perspective, it is readily apparent that younger people tend to consume less

milk

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and

butter

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, especially those under 25, though the fat content is highest for that group. The oldest group drink the most

milk

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, mainly low fat,

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those 45-65 eat the most

butter

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.

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consumption for the

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group is lowest at 1,200ml, of which 59% is full fat and 41% low fat.

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pattern is generally reversed for older people with individuals 26-45, 25-65, and 65+ drinking 1,650ml, 1,670ml, and 1,900ml, respectively. The fat content

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is lower at 20% for 26-45, 45% for 45-65, and 30% for the oldest age bracket (and reciprocal figures for

low fat

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low-fat

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consumption). In terms of

butter

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, younger people

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use the least at just 12g,

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to 19g for those 26-45, and 60g and 30g for the two older groups in turn. Younger individuals

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opt for more fat (60% full fat to 40% low fat),

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the older demographics have much lower proportions here (38% full fat for 26-45, and around 50% for everyone over 45).