The bar chart shows changes in the proportion of the residents of the UK ingesting a daily amount of fruit and vegetables from 2002 to 2010. Overall, the percentages of men, women, and children followed similar trajectories to each other. The figure for women stood out among the remaining consumers (men and children) with consistently higher percentages in each year.
Adults, especially women, showed much bigger figures throughout the period. Starting at 25% in 2002, the proportion of women who consumed the amount of fruit and vegetables increased dramatically to 32% in 2006, but this was followed by a sharp drop to 27% in 2010. Furthermore, the figure for men started at 22% in 2002, after which it improved significantly to 28% in 2006. After increasing considerably in 2006, it decreased noticeably in the final year, reaching 24%.
In contrast, the proportion of children had relatively smaller numbers. The figure for children started at 11% in 2002, a figure that then rose considerably to 16% in 2006. Despite this change, the percentage of children who ingested daily fruits and vegetables dropped noticeably to 14% in 2010.