Band 6+: The World Health Organization recommends that people should eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables per day. The bar chart below shows the percentage of males and females in the UK by age who did this in 2006. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The diagram above depicts plant-based food consumption ratio of people in UK who eat more than equal to 5 portions in a day by gender and age group in 2006.

Overall, men and women at age 45-55 ate 5 portions or more fruits and vegetables most, while young adults between 19-24 years old consumed the least. Moreover, females tend to had more fruits and vegetables than males at almost all age group, except the more than 75 years group who had steady results.

The consumption of 5 or more portions of plant-based food in female was dramatically increased from 16% to 34% between age 19 to 64, then gradually plummeted after age 65 to 29% and dropped to 25% at the age of 75. Meanwhile, consumption of 5 or more portions of fruits and vegetables in male was more fluctuative, starting with a rise from 15% to 22% from age 19 to 44, then slightly dipped to 21% at the 45-54 age group. After that, it peaked to 32% at the age between 55 to 64, then decreased to 25-27% after age more than 65.

In conclusion, the consumption of 5 or more portions of fruits and vegetables of men and women in UK in 2006 was tend to increase until people reached 64 years old, then began to decrease at the age 65 or more.