The table illustrates how many grams of five various foods are consumed per person in a European country on a weekly basis in 1992, 2002 and 2012.
Overall
, the diet of an average individual in the referred country used to consist mostly of vegetables, followed by meat, Linking Words
then
a respectable amount of wheat, beans and a very small proportion of cheese.
In the given three years, edible plants remained by far the most consumed food item by the people of the country. Linking Words
Furthermore
, the intakes even rose gradually over the years, going from 2140g in 1992 to 2190g in 2002, until they reached 2220g in 2012. Coming in second is animal protein. As each citizen ate 1148g of meat a week in 1992, and that figure grew to 1211g, before decreasing considerably to 1132g after a decade.
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on the other hand
, has escalated dramatically over time, with 837g consumed every seven days in the first year, to 920g in the Linking Words
second,
and 977g in the third. Linking Words
Likewise
, eating beans saw a similar but moderate trend, specifically, an individual went from eating 532g each week in 1992, to 546g in 2002, to 590g in 2012.
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Lastly
, the weekly consumption of dairy products per individual failed to reach 130g in any of the given periods, with 113g in 1992, and 125g each year after that.Linking Words