The bar graph shows variations in the proportion of women, men, and children who ate five or more portions of vegetables and fish every day in the UK from 2011 to 2017.
Overall, there is a rising trend in the total percentage of people consuming vegetables and fish daily in more than five portions, with women and men having more significant increases. Notably, in each year, women ranked the first, while children took the bottom-most position in terms of their proportions.
In 2011, 20% of women included more than five portions of vegetables and fish in their diet per day. This figure then remained unchanged until 2013 when it started growing, and by 2016, the proportion of women had reached a peak of more than 35%. The following year, although the proportion declined noticeably to 30%, women maintained their top position.
Regarding men, in the first year, around 17% of them consumed vegetables and fish daily in more than five portions. Their proportion rose throughout the period with the exception of the year 2016, and at the end of the period, slightly more than 25% of men had such a diet.
In comparison, children had the lowest figures recorded in the daily consumption of vegetables and fish in all of the years. Their rate was at 10% in the initial year. In the following years, despite a slight growth to about 14% in 2012, their proportion remained relatively unchanged and did not exceed the 15% mark throughout the period.