The provided bar chart delineates the proportion of customers who consumed the recommended daily quantity of fruit and vegetables in the UK from 2002 to 2010.
At first glance, it is readily discernible that the ratio of women consuming fruit and vegetables dominated, while the opposite was true for children. Additionally, the percentage of fruit and vegetables consumed by all three subjects grew.
Regarding men and women, in 2002, the portion of women who consumed the recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables was the highest, at one-quarter, followed by more than 20% of men. After 4 years, the percentage of women who eat daily fruit and vegetables skyrocketed and reached a peak of 33% before declining gradually to nearly 27% at the end of the period. Moreover, a similar trend was recorded to that of men. In more detail, the portion of men who consumed a daily amount of fruit and vegetables also rose to about 28% in 2006 then fell modestly to nearly 25%.
In terms of the remaining category, In 2002, children’s daily fruit and vegetable consumption was much lower than other groups at about one-tenth, half the consumption of women and men in the same year. Over the next four years, this number surged to 16% before dropping by 2% in 2010.