The bar graph illustrates the proportion of UK residents who consumed the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables in three distinct years: 2002, 2006, and 2010.
Overall, it is readily apparent that across all three consecutive years, the majority of women consumed the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables on a daily basis, whereas men stood at the second highest consumption and children were the least.
Delving deeper into the details, in 2002, women accounted for 25% of the consumption of the recommended balanced diet. Furthermore, consumption by men was recorded at approximately 22%, whereas the proportion of children was barely 11%.
By contrast, in 2006, the percentage of the population consuming the recommended diet increased compared with 2002. Consumption by men increased and reached 28%, while women recorded a 32% intake of a balanced diet; among children, the percentage rose to 16%.
Looking at the final year 2010, the proportion of intake of the balanced amount of fruits and vegetables in men accounted for 24%, while dietary uptake was higher among women than men; they stood at 27% of daily consumption. The category of children was recorded at only 14%.