Food consumption in the European contry The graph gives the information on the amount of chicken, beef, lamb and fish consumed in a European country from 1979 to 2004. Overall, the consumption of chicken increased dramatically while the popularity of other foods decreased over the period. Initially, in the year of 1979, beef, which was the most popular food in the European country, was consumed at 220 grams per week. On the contrary, fish was the least popular food (just over 50 grams). The consumption of beef and chicken maintained the middle positions, with similar quantities at approximately 150 grams per week. However, during the 25 years period, the consumption of chicken showed an upward trend, overtaking that of beef in the year of 1989, and became the most popular food. Also, by the year of 2004, it had soared to 250 grams per week. On the contrary, the other three foods had decreased over the period. The consumption of beef, lamb and fish fell about 120, 100 and 10 grams respectively.