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

The line graph illustrates the

consumption

of fish and a few divergent kinds of animal protein in a European region from 1979 to 2004. The number is measured in

grams

per person per week. All lines shown in the graph were erratic but showed different trends. Three kinds of meat experienced a downward.

First,

beef, in 1979, was the highest among the other four types of meat consumed, constituting above 200

grams

,

then

it experienced a slight decrease of approximately 170

grams

in 1981.

However

, the

consumption

climbed up to around 240

grams

, which reached a peak in 1983. Since

then

, the trend showed a reduction in the request

of

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beef and touched approximately 100

grams

.

Initially

, about 150

grams

of lamb were eaten,

then

the number dropped by almost three times to 60

grams

in 2004. Fish was the least type of protein people consumed, about 60

grams

at the beginning of the period.

Consumption

fell steadily and in 2004 people had above 50

grams

of lamb for their meals. The demand for poultry was under 150

grams

at the beginning, afterwards it increased rapidly to above 150

grams

until 1982 which took over lamb’s demands. In the end, the majority of people chose chicken as their main source of protein and

consumption

was under 250

grams

.

Overall

, during 25 years,

chicken

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took over beef as the most favoured flesh. Meanwhile, fish remained the lowest type among the other four proteins eaten.