The line graph illustrates the per person consumption of whole milk and low-fat milk in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 in gallons.
Overall, it is clear that whole milk intake became less prevalent, showing a marked downward trend while low-fat milk augmented during the period.
Focusing on whole milk, it was the highest consumed milk per capita at the beginning of the period by 25 gallons. Notably, intake of whole milk experienced a pronounced and sustained decline plummeting to 5 gallons in 2015. Figures dwindled by 80% , hitting a low in 2015.
Conversely, consumption of low-fat milk surged from about 6 gallons to around 14 gallons, undergoing two-fold soar as well as hiting a peak in 1990. Consumption of low-fat milk superseded that of whole milk after 1990. Over the next two decades, the amount of low-fat milk consumed reached a plateau, before diminishing mildly to approximately 12 gallons by the end of the period.
