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 bar chart provides key information about the percentage of UK people who consumed some amount of fruit and vegetables daily between 2002 and 2010. The figures are given in percentages. 

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, it is clear from the graph that female

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was the highest across all three years.

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, men had the second-highest

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, with a significant number of UK men consuming fruit and vegetables daily.

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, children’s

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tended to be lower than that of adults.

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trend remained consistent throughout the given period. 

According to

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the data shown, in 2006, there was a large

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of fruit and vegetables. For male and female consumers, the percentages increased to 28% and 32% respectively in 2006,

then

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declined to 24% and 27% in 2010.  In 2002, the percentages for men and women were relatively equal,

whereas

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children’s

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showed a significant dip, with only 11% of the total.