The line graph depicts changes in the annual consumption patterns of three fast-food items – hamburgers, pizza, and fried chicken – among Mauritian teenagers over a thirty-year period from 1985 to 2015.
Overall, it is apparent that while the consumption of hamburgers and fried chicken rose markedly, pizza underwent a dramatic fall. By 2015, hamburgers had overtaken all other items, becoming the dominant choice of fast food among young people in Mauritius.
At the beginning of the period, pizza was the clear leader, being consumed approximately 60 times per year. In contrast, hamburgers and fried chicken were relatively unpopular, with figures standing at around 10 and 5 respectively. However, pizza gradually lost popularity, its consumption declining steadily to about 40 times by 2000 and then plummeting to below 10 by 2015.
Meanwhile, the opposite pattern can be observed for the other two foods. The frequency of hamburger consumption increased exponentially, surging from just 10 in 1985 to roughly 70 in 2015, thus surpassing both rivals in the mid-2000s. Fried chicken also witnessed a substantial upward trend, particularly between 1985 and 2005, rising from a negligible level to around 60 meals per year before levelling off slightly at the end of the period.