The chart depicts the proportion of the UK’s population who consumed fruit and vegetables as recommended by the daily amount between 2002 and 2010.
Overall, the percentage of the UK’s population witnessed an upward trend in the consumption of the recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables. Additionally, the figure for women was consistently the highest throughout the period, while that of children was continuously the lowest.
Starting at 25% in 2002, the share of women from the UK who consumed the recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables increased significantly to 32% in 2006. A similar pattern, but to a lesser extent, was also reported in the figure for men, which was 22% in 2002 and 29% in 2006. Regarding children, its figure grew marginally in the 2002-2006 period, with only 11% of children who follow the recommended daily fruit and vegetable intake in 2002 and 16% of children in 2006.
From 2006 to 2010, the recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables of the women from the UK decreased slightly, falling from 32% to 27% at the end of the period. Similarly, that of men also witnessed a slight dip, falling from from 29% to 24% in 2010. As for the statistics of children, its figure decreased at a minimal extent, ending the period at 14% after a fall from 16% in 2006.