The above bar chart demonstrates the percentage of age groupings pertaining to males and females in 2006, particularly in the UK. While the world health organization highly recommends a daily diet of more than five portions of fruit and vegetables, the chart shows that the younger the candidate, the less healthy diet they follow.
First and foremost, the highest percentage of fruit and vegetable consumption belongs to the age group from 55 to 64 years old, with females taking the majority of every age group to follow this diet. This can be appointed to the lack of junk food available while they were growing up, as well as the likelihood that they grew their own food in their own gardens, make it very likely that fruits and vegetables was easily accessible, leading to a practical habit that translated into a longterm investment of health. Meanwhile, the lowest percentage age group belonged to the 19 to 24 year olds, further highlighting the major differences between these two generations. Despite being equipped with more knowledge of health and diet benefits, they consume on average 15% less than the highest percentage, most likely due to the easy access to fast food and a rapidly-growing lack of housing, forcing these people to live in apartments or small houses that don’t allow the opportunity to grow fruits and vegetables, and price inflation of naturally-grown groceries make it more impossible to sustain a healthy diet.
Overall, as time goes on, people have a smaller chance of obtaining healthy groceries due to prices and other elements out of their hands. We must strive to bring about a network of organic groceries that will nourish our bodies, rather than indulge in mass-produced hamburgers to satisfy a quick craving.