The line graph illustrates the amount of whole milk and low-fat milk consumed from 1970 to 2015 in the United States. Units are measured in per capita consumption in gallons. Overall, whole milk was initially the most consumed type of milk but the amount showed a significant decrease and became the least favored by the Americans by the final years. In contrast, low-fat milk recorded an increase.
Regarding low-fat milk, it had the lowest intake in the early years with about 6 gallons per capita in 1970, before rising dramatically and overtook whole milk in 1990 with the consumption of slightly below 15 gallons. From here, the amount remained stable until 2010 when it dropped a little to approximately 13 gallons in 2015.
Meanwhile, whole milk was most consumed in 1970 with the highest amount of 25 gallons per capita, threefold that of low-fat milk. The figure then declined year after year before dropping to a low of around 5 gallons in 2015, one-fifth of the initial consumption.
