The chart below shows the percentage of the population in the UK who consumed the recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of inhabitants in the UK who eat the recommended quantity of plant food per day in 3 different years: 2002, 2006, and 2010. In general, the consumption followed a similar pattern in 3 recorded years,

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women consumed the highest amount of vegetables, the lowest figure belonged to offspring. Look at the graph for more detail, in 2002, about 22% of men consumed the standard of plant food,

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figure for women was one-quarter. After 4 years, these statistics increased by around 6%, which reached a peak of 28% and 32% respectively.

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, the ratio of men who ate the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables declined to 24% in 2010,

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figure for ladies was 27%.

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, the amount of plant food consumed by the young was half those of males (11%) in 2002. These statistics significantly rose to 16% after a 4-year period before it witnessed a decrease of 2% in 2010