The bar diagram provides a comparison of the amounts of fruit and vegetables eaten daily by three social groups (men, women, and children) in the United Kingdom throughout an eight-year period.
Overall
, the data contained within the visual representation reveals that women marked the highest consumption of quantities of vitamin-rich food Linking Words
whereas
children were the least segment of British society to eat fruit and vegetables.
As the graph depicts, there was a marginal, consistent increase in the number of females in the first three years. In 2001, the proportions reached a little bit more than 20%, a figure that demonstrated an upward trend by improving 3% each year up to 2004. Linking Words
This
improvement reached a peak of around 34% in 2006 before declining relatively to 29% and 28% respectively in 2007 and 2008.
Alternatively, children and men witnessed a similar growth pattern. From 2001 to 2003, the percentages of both categories remained steady at approximately 11% and 17%. Linking Words
However
, the number of males increased by 4% in 2004 before levelling at almost 26% for the remainder period surveyed. In terms of fruit and vegetable intake by those who are under 12 years old, a minor jump equivalent to roughly 6% was experienced in 2004. A gradual, insubstantial climb continued to rise until 2007, finishing at nearly 28%. With a decrease of accounted for 2% in 2008, the children’s percentage changed to stand at 25%.Linking Words
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