A line graph compares and contrasts fat intake for three foods per person per week.
Overall, there was a significant increase in the consumption of low-calorie butter between 1971 and 1997, while the popularity of butter and margarine declined.
Closer inspection reveals that butter was the most popular product at the start of the period, and peaked at 150 grams per person per week around 1975. Since then, there has been a steady decline in the popularity of this product. In 1981 the consumption of margarine equaled the consumption of butter for the first time. Since then, the popularity of butter and margarine has dropped significantly. Low-calorie oil was first introduced in 1984 and despite its marginal popularity at the beginning, quickly gained in popularity. So, by 1994, it had become more popular than butter and margarine.
A line graph compares and contrasts
fat
intake for three foods per person per week.
Overall
, there was a significant increase in the consumption of low-calorie
butter
between 1971 and 1997, while the
popularity
of
butter
and
margarine
declined.
Closer inspection reveals that
butter
was the most popular product at the
start
of the period, and peaked at 150 grams per person per week around 1975. Since then, there has been a steady decline in the
popularity
of this product. In 1981 the consumption of
margarine
equaled the consumption of
butter
for the
first
time. Since then, the
popularity
of
butter
and
margarine
has dropped
significantly
. Low-calorie oil was
first
introduced in 1984 and despite its marginal
popularity
at the beginning,
quickly
gained in
popularity
.
So
, by 1994, it had become more popular than
butter
and
margarine
.