The bar chart provides information about the proportion of people in the UK who ate fruits and vegetables in recommended amounts each day between 2002 and 2010. Overall, the percentage of women, men, and children who consumed the recommended portions of fruits and vegetables per day experienced an upward trend, with the figure for children seeing a larger change. Additionally, more females ate vegetables and fruits across the period.
The figure for men and women who ate fruits and vegetables in recommended amounts daily exhibited consistently higher figures. Starting at 25% in 2002, a considerable rise was observed in the proportion of women who consumed fruits and vegetables in advised quantities every day, peaking at 32% in 2006; this was followed by a noticeable decrease to 26% over the span of 4 years. Despite this, it became the largest figure of all in each period. Meanwhile, the percentage of males who ate the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables started at 22% in 2002, a figure that then rose marginally, reaching 26% over the first 4 years, then declined slightly to 24% by 2010.
In contrast, the proportion of children who consumed daily recommended portions of fruits and vegetables had relatively smaller figures. Starting at 11% in 2002, there was a moderate rise in the figures to 18% over the span of 4 years; however, the percentage of children who ate the advised intake of fruits and vegetables each day witnessed a negligible drop to 16% by 2010.