The bar chart illustrates the percentage of males and females in the UK who followed the advice given by the World Health Organization on the portions of fruit and vegetables that should be eaten per day in 2006.
Overall, a greater number of females followed the advice than males, and there is a noticeable difference before and after the age of 55 in fruit and vegetable consumption habits.
The group that followed the advice the least were 19-24-year-old adults, with 15% of males and around 17% of females. 5% more males and approximately 6% more females had the same diet in the 25-34 age bracket. Roughly 23% of males aged 35-54 followed the advice, while the figure for females was 25% in the 35-44 age group and around 27% in the 45-54 bracket.
After 54, there was a significant increase in the percentage of people following the diet. More than a third of people aged 55-64 consumed five or more portions of fruit and vegetables per day, which was the highest proportion among all age groups. However, the consumption rate of this diet decreased in the next groups: to around 27% of males and 29% of females in the 65-74 age group, and to 25% of adults aged 75 and over.