Band 7+: The chart illustrates consumption of three kinds of fast food by teenagers in Mauritius from 1985 to 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart depicts information on three types of fast food (including Hamburgers, Pizza, and Fried chicken) over 30 years by Mauritius teenagers. Measurements are given in number of times per year.

Overall, the consumption of fast food by teenagers showed the increasing popularity of Hamburgers and Fried chicken over time. Likewise, Pizza has seen a downward trend in its consumption.

Beginning in 1985, Hamburgers started at 10 times per year with a gradual increase it reached 70 times by 2015, which was the most popular among all. Moreover, consumption of Fried chicken was the lowest in 1985 which then steadily increased to 20 times per year in 1995, followed by a sharp rise to 60 times per year in 2005, and a plateau was observed until 2010, and ended the period with a slight increase at about 62%.

In contrast, Pizza was widely eaten in Mauritius then it became less interesting to teenagers. A gradual decrease was observed in the consumption of pizza every 5 years which then reached 10 times per year in 2015.