The world health company gives a recommendation for individuals to consume five or more portions of fruits and vegetables each day. The bar chart illustrates the percentage of women and man in the United Kingdom by age group in 2006.
Overall, from the given chart, it is notable that the elderly eat more healthy products than younger ones. Moreover, females consume more portions of crops than females with a slight difference.
In the age between 19 to 24, people experienced eating the lowest amount of fruits and vegetables, reaching only 15% for males, and around 16% for females. Considering other age group, it is clear that individuals who were 25-34 and 36-44 years old, consumed much more healthy groceries. For man, the percentage was 20%, with a slight increase to 21%, while women had 21% and 25% in the 36-44 age group as well.
Furthermore, the elderly (55-64 years old) reached a peak in the consumption of natural products with 31% for males, and around 34% for females. However, for older people the percentage was lower. People who were at the age of 65-74, had approximately 26% for man and almost 30% for women. Nevertheless, the group of individuals around 75 years old and above, ate the same number of portions for both males and females, reaching 20% total.