The world health organization recommends that people should eat five or more portion of fruit and vegetables per day. The bar chart shows the percentage of males and females in the UK by age group in 2006.

The chart represents data on the proportion of males and females among different

age

groups in the UK in 2006 who ate five times or more per day fruits and vegetables.

Overall

, it can be seen that the males and females had the most percentage at the

age

between 55 and 64,

while

in the youth people from 19 to 24, they had the least percentage.

Besides

, in all ages, females had the biggest figures than males except for the

age

of 75, where men and women had the same values.

Although

the percentage of women who ate fruit and vegetables five or more times per day steadily increased from nearly 16 per cent of the 19-24 years group to around 35% of the 55-64

age

bracket which was the highest figure over the period.

This

had fallen to around 30% and 25% of the 65-70 and 75 cohorts respectively. The ratio of men showed almost a similar trend starting from 15% of the 19-24

age

bracket, rising to 20% and approximately 22% of the 25-34 and 35-44 cohorts respectively, remaining at the same level as the 45-54

age

group, achieved about 32% of the 55-64

age

interval,

then

dropped to 27% of the 65-74

age

group.