The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people in the UK who followed the daily fruit and vegetable intake guidelines between 2002 and 2010.
Overall, the differences between the three groups were relatively small, with variations of only a few percentage points. However, adults consistently had the highest consumption rates, while children had the lowest.
Between 2002 and 2006, the percentage of women and children meeting the recommended intake increased steadily. The most significant rise was among women, from 25% to 32%, whereas children’s consumption increased from 11% to 16%. Meanwhile, the percentage of men also showed a moderate rise, remaining above 20% throughout this period.
After 2006, the proportion of all groups following the dietary guidelines began to decline gradually. By 2010, the figures for men, women, and children had all dropped. Throughout the period, men remained in the middle position, with their percentage consistently higher than that of children but lower than that of women
