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The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph demonstrates fast food consumption habits of Australian teenagers between 1975 and 2000. Overall, while the consumption of hamburgers and pizza increased in these years, the consumption of fish and chips decreased over the period.

At the beginning, it is seen that fish and chips were the most preferred fast food among Australian teenagers. In time, the consumption of this fast food type declined from 100 to 40. The consumption level of this fast food decreased between 1975 and 1980. Then, the consumption level increased between 1980-1985. It continued to decline until 2000. In 2000, fish and chips were less favoured fast food than pizza and hamburgers. 

Pizza and hamburgers have similar pattern in this line. Unlike fish and chips, the consumption of pizza and hamburgers gradually increased over the period. In 1975, Australian teenagers ate hamburgers and pizza less than 20 times per year. This was the lowest amount in 1975. After 1975, pizza and hamburgers consumption began to rise. When we look at 1985, we notice that the amount of fish and chips and hamburgers consumption have equalized. After 1985, hamburgers consumption surpassed fish and chips consumption. Similarly, pizza consumption was higher than fish and chips consumption after 1990. In 2000, hamburgers became the most preferred fast food.