"decreased consumption" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a decline or reduction in the amount of goods or resources that are being used or purchased. Example: The implementation of stricter environmental policies led to a significant decrease in consumption of single-use plastics.
Still, that didn't necessarily mean decreased consumption.
Re "Enlightenment on Energy" (editorial, Oct. 22): The 1974 oil shocks led to the first fuel economy standards, resulting in both decreased consumption and imports.
The fundamental challenge for behavior change business models is to find a way to drive revenue growth while encouraging decreased consumption.
Blocking insulin in the NAc shell also decreased consumption of a paired solution during one-bottle conditioning, whereas mock or control microinjections had no effect on consumption.
Lymphopenic conditions in human and mice are associated with increased levels of IL-7 in the circulation likely due to decreased consumption.
But does the increasing trendiness of veganism (and the concurrent celebrity cashing-in on the word) actually translate to decreased consumption of animals?
During the one-bottle conditioning sessions, InsAb microinjection significantly decreased consumption compared with vehicle during the third and fourth infusions (Fig. 4b).
Traffic light labels increased consumption of "green" foods and decreased consumption of "red" foods.
Dietary Cd decreased consumption in the first 2 weeks of the experiment, but this effect disappeared later.
Increased acculturation to the United States is associated with increased consumption of dietary fat and decreased consumption of fruits/vegetables.
P>0.05, protected t-tests) had no effect on flavour preference (data not shown), arguing against the possibility that a nonspecific effect of InsAb microinjection decreased consumption or flavour preference.
