The shown line graph illustrates the information on the consumption of 3 spreads: butter, lowfat and reduced spreads, and margarine over the period between 1981 and 2007. The data presented in grams.
Overall, it can be seen that the consumption of lowfat and reduced spreads experienced a significant growth over the years, while the consumption of butter and margarine showed a gradual decrease.
As the graph provides, the consumption of lowfat and reduced spreads started at 10 gramms in 1996 followed by an increase to 85 grams in 2001. The trend decreased sharply to around 75 grams in 2007.
By contrast, the consumption of butter and margarine, starting from 141grams and 90 grams in 1981, declined gradually to 100 grams in 1991 and 80 grams in 1986, respectively. At the end of the timeline, the consumption of butter and margarine decreased slowly to 50 grams and 40 grams in 2007.
