The given column illustrates variations in the weekly consumption of fish and three types of meat in one European country from 1979 to 2004.
Although there were intermittent fluctuations, overall, people in this country consistently ate more meat than fish, and the general trend was to move away from beef and lamb as chicken has become the dominant food in this category.
In the first decade, beef was consumed in significantly higher quantities than the other foods listed. Despite an initial sharp fall to approximately 175 grams, it then recovered, reaching a high of close to 240 grams per week. From 1989 onwards, however, beef consumption collapsed continually, and by 2004 had almost halved. Lamp, on the one hand, almost precisely mirrored this fluctuating trend, dropping from second highest initially (at 150 grams) to about 60 grams per week toward the end of the period.
In contrast, chicken climbed from less than 150 grams in 1979 and took the lead around 1990 onwards. Notably, an upward trajectory in chicken corresponded with a downward trend in both beef and lamb, and by 2oo2 chicken consumption had exceeded all previous rates, hitting a high of above 260 grams a week, although this peak was not maintained
As far as fish consumption is concerned, it was consistently eaten the least, beginning at around 60 grams per week, then dropping to below 50 grams. While it was the lowest, it remained relatively stable for the majority of the timeframe