HW Line Graph
HW Line Graph
food by teens in Australia over a 25 year period. Overall, the first dominant food
was replaced by two other types at the end of the period, while total food
consumption doubled over the period.
As is observed from the line graph, in 1975, the most popular fast food with
Australian teenagers was fish and chips, being eaten 100 times a year. This was far
higher than pizza and hamburgers, which were consumed approximately 5 times a
year.
However, apart from a noticeable rise again from 1980 to 1985, the consumption
of fish and chips gradually declined over the 25 year timescale to finish at just
under 40. In sharp contrast to this, teenagers ate the other two fast foods at much
higher levels. Pizza consumption increased gradually until it overtook the
consumption of fish and chips in 1990. The tremendous rise was seen in
hamburgers as the occasions they were eaten increased sharply throughout the
1970’s and 1980’s. It finished at the same level that fish and chips began, with
consumption at 100 times a year.