The line graph demonstrates the consumption patterns of three types of fast food – hamburgers, pizza, and fried chicken – among teenagers in Mauritius over a three-decade period, from 1985 to 2015.
Overall, the data reveals a pronounced decline in hamburger consumption, juxtaposed with a significant rise in pizza consumption, while the frequency of fried chicken consumption experienced fluctuations.
In 1985, hamburgers emerged as the most popular fast food choice for Mauritian teenagers, with a consumption frequency of 80 times per year. However, this figure exhibited a steady decline, diminishing to merely 5 times per year by 2015. Conversely, pizza consumption demonstrated a dramatic upward trajectory, beginning at a mere 10 times per year in 1985 and escalating to 85 times by 2015, thus taking the lead as the preferred fast food option towards the end of the period. Fried chicken initially experienced a slight increase from 70 times per year in 1985, peaking at 60 times by 2005, before plummeting to just 2 times in 2015.
The trend for fried chicken, despite some fluctuations, displayed a downward trajectory, particularly after 2005, where it witnessed a steep decline from 20 times per year. In comparison, pizza’s ascension throughout the observed years starkly contrasts with the diminishing popularity of hamburgers and fried chicken. From 1990 onwards, pizza began to gain traction, eventually surpassing both hamburgers and fried chicken in frequency of consumption. This evolution highlights a marked shift in fast food preferences among Mauritian teenagers, with pizza emerging as the predominant choice by 2015, while hamburgers and fried chicken fell out of favor.