The graph illustrates the daily consumption of 5 or more portions of greeneries by a proportion of men and women in the UK, while being divided into age groups. Overall, it is clear that people aged 55-64 years consume the most portions of greeneries, while youngsters eating the least, with proportion of females exeeding that of males throughout all age groups.
In detail, as males get older from 19 to 54 years old, the proportion of men eating 5 or more portions of truits and vegetables rises marginally from 15% to approximately 22.5%, with an obvious decline in the percentage growth rate between age groups. Preceding a gradual decrease in the percentage of men eating the identified portion of greenery, a dramatic jump happened between age groups 45-54 and 55-64 from 22.5% to nearly 32.5%.
Moving on to females, a moderate increase occurred between 19 year olds and 54 year olds, rising from just above 16% to 35%. Following that, a similar drop happened between age groups 55-64 and 75, causing the proportion of females eating 5 or more portions of fruit and vegetables to decrease from around a third to a quarter.
