Consumption of Spreads The graph below shows the consumption of 3 spreads from 1981 to 2007.

The line graph illustrates the

consumption

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of three types of spreads—butter, margarine, and low-fat spreads—from 1981 to 2007. The units are measured in

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.

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,

it is clear that

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the

consumption

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of butter and margarine decreased sharply over the

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.

In contrast

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, the

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of low-fat spreads increased rapidly over the next 5 years from 1996 to 2001. In the first half of the

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, butter

consumption

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rose slightly between 1981 and 1986. After that, the amount of butter peaked at 160

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1986.

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, there was a sharp drop of around 50

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by the end of the

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.

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, the figure for margarine decreased slowly between 1981 and 1986. It increased steadily to 100

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and remained stable from 1991 to 1996. In the

last

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half of the

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, it fell dramatically to 60

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by the end of the

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. Meanwhile, the

consumption

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of low-fat spreads started in 1996. There was a rapid growth over the next 5 years throughout the

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.

Then

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, it declined slightly to 70

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in 2007.