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 chart illustrates the recommended proportion of

fruit

and

vegetables

in daily consumption by the British in 2002, 2006, and 2010, categorized by Men, Women, and Children.

Overall

, it is obvious from the chart that all figures experienced a fluctuating trend with females consistently dominating the percentage of

fruit

and vegetable consumption among others. To commence, as a prominent figure in consuming

vegetables

and fruits, women saw a fluctuating trend by starting the proportion at 25% in 2002, increasing slightly by 7% in 2006, before falling to 27% in 2010.

According to

the bar chart, male consumption of

fruit

and

vegetables

started at 22% in 2002

while

younger, the lowest consumers spent around 11% on

fruit

and

vegetables

. A rise occurred in 2006,

however

, the ranks of consuming

fruit

and

vegetables

remained constant with an increase at 6% and 5% by men and kids respectively.

In addition

, the figures fell to 24% for men and 14% for children in 2010.