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

The table compares

milk

and

butter

purchases by age

according to

how much fat they contain. Looking from an

overall

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

milk

and

butter

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

milk

, mainly low fat,

while

those 45-65 eat the most

butter

.

Milk

consumption for the

under 25

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

This

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

also

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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consumption). In terms of

butter

, younger people

also

use the least at just 12g,

in contrast

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

similarly

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

while

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