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The table shows average calorie intake in the United States over a period of time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table shows average calorie intake in the United States over a period of time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The table shows
average
Correct article usage
the average
show examples
calorie
intake
due to
 a variety of food in the United States over a period of time. It is evident that the
number of
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apply
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calorie
intake
 has increased
with
Change preposition
over
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 the years.
Firstly
, in the year 1970, the most
amount
 of
calories
 consumed
where
Correct your spelling
were
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 through Meat, eggs and Nuts contributing 465
calories
 to the total
amount
 of 2165
while
 the least
amount
 of
calories
 were taken through fruits. Following that were
grains
 which contributed 430
calories
 to the total
amount
. Added Sugar and fat
also
 had a major contribution to the total
amount
. In 1990,
The most
Fix the agreement mistake
the
show examples
amount
 of
calories
 consumed
were
Correct subject-verb agreement
was
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 575 by
grains
 out of the total 2405
calories
.
While
grains
 showed a significant increase in the
calorie
intake
, the
calorie
intake
 of meat
was
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decreased in 1990. Other major contributors to the total
amount
 of
calories
 ingested were added sugar and fat which were increased by 45 and 50
calories
 from 1970.
Lastly
, in 2010, The most
amount
 of
calories
 ingested were from added fats which showed a sudden increase when compared to 1990. Following added fats were
grains
 which contributed to 625
calories
 out of the total 2665.
While
 the
amount
 of
calories
 ingested by fruits remained the same as they were in 1990, the
calories
 consumed through vegetables were decreased by 5
calories
.
To conclude
, the number of
calories
have
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has
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 increased each year starting from 2165 in 1970 and ending
2665
Change preposition
at 2665
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 in 2010
while
 the
amount
Change the quantifier
number
show examples
 of
calories
 in added sugars and fats
have
Correct subject-verb agreement
has
show examples
also
 shown a significant increase.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also, while".
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 100%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words calorie, intake, amount, calories, grains with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "shows" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 10 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 6 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
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