The line graph illustrates the amount of milk consumed in the US as per capita from 1970 to 2015.
Overall, it can be seen that in the initial years whole milk consumption was higher compared to low-fat milk. While, in the end, whole milk consumption decreased, low-fat milk demands increased.
In 1970, the number of whole milk consumption was around 26 gallons per capita, while low-fat milk consumed approximately 7 gallons per capita. Over the next two decades, whole milk fell steadily. On the other hand, Low-fat milk consumption continued to rise. In 1990, low-fat milk overpassed whole milk in consumption.
After 1990 to 2015, whole milk experienced plateaued and reached around 5 gallons in the year 2015. In contrast, low-fat milk remained stable for couple of decades, however in 2010, there was a slight decline in the number of consumption and reached around 13 gallons per capita by 2015.