Youshouldquoteasfewfiguresaspossible.
Ascanbeseenfromthechart,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinpeople’sdietinthepast
fiveyears.Grain,asthemainfoodofmostChinese,isnowplayingalessimportantrole.Thatis
tosay,ithadaslightdeclinefrom49%in1986to45%in1990.Onthecontrary,the
proportion/percentageofsomehigh-energyfoods,suchasmilkandmeat,increased3%and4%
respectively.
Whathascausedthesechanges?Itseemstomethattherearetworeasons.First,withthe
developmentofeconomyandsociety,peoplearebetteroffthanbefore.Thepriceofmeatand
milkismuchhigherthanthatofgrain,sointheolddayspeoplecouldnotaffordthem.Nowthey
haveenoughmoneytobuybothmeatandmilk.Second,peoplenowadayspaymoreattentionto
theelementsoftheirdiet.Theylookforawell-balanceddietthatwillbegoodfortheirhealth.
Fromwhathasbeendiscussed/analyzedabove,wemaysafelycometoaconclusionthat
therehavebeenchangesinpeople’sdietinthepastfiveyearsbecauseoffinancialandhealth
reasons,andtherewillbefurtherchangesintheforeseeablefuture.(204words)
