The line graph provides data on how much margarine, low-fat and butter eaten between 1981 and 2007 . The quantities are measured in grams.
Overall, it is clear that while the consumption of butter and margarine experienced downward trend, there was a rise in the consumption of low-fat.
To begin, the eating of butter and margarine was at about 140 and 90 grams respectively in 1982 . After that, butter consumption reached a peak of about 160 grams in about 1986 . Then, it saw a sharp decline by the end of the period and hit the bottom 50 grams in 2007 . By contrast, the amount of consumed margarine exceeded that of butter for the first time in 1991 . However, there was a steady downside in the amount of it and reached a bottom of 40 grams in 2007 .
In the meantime, low-fat spreads were introduced in 1986 and their figure increased sharply from about 10 grams to 85 grams until 2001 . Then, it saw gradual decrease by about 2007 and hit the bottom in 70 grams per person in 2007.