The graph compares the proportion of men, women, and children in the UK consuming fruit and vegetables per day with the suggested amount from 2002 to 2010.
Overall, all three figures increased over the period, with children seeing a slightly higher rise. Notably, all categories reached their peak in 2006.
Adults, especially women, exhibited much bigger figures throughout the period. In 2002, the percentage of women eating the recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables made up 25%, and this was followed by a noticeable rise to 32% in 2006. Despite this, the figure fell to 27% in the last year. As far as the figure for men is concerned, it followed the same pattern. After growing considerably from 22% to 28%, the proportion of men saw a negligible dip to 24%.
In contrast, the proportion of children was noticeably smaller. Only 11% of children ate suggested amount of fruit and vegetables in 2002. While a 5% increase was observed in 2006, the figure decreased to 14% in 2010.
