IELTS Essay Task 1: Consumption of Vegetables and Fish

The bar chart illustrates statistics concerning individuals in the UK who consumed more than 5 dishes of vegetables and fish in a day from 2011 to 2017.

In general, figures for all categories rose over this period of time with women having the highest numbers throughout.

The only group to see no change in the percentages of British eating more than 5 portions of vegetables and fish a day was females from 2011 to 2013 when precisely one in five females completed this action. Women also experienced a continued increase, climbing from 28% in 2014 to reach a peak of 36% in 2016 (the highest point on the chart). Despite a fall to 30% in the next year, figures for this group were always more than the others.

By contrast, the trajectory for their counterparts was less erratic with a constant rise from 17% in 2011 to 26% in 2017 except for a slight dip to 22% in 2016.

Finally, children saw an upward fluctuation, starting much lower at 10% and finishing at its highest level of 15% by the end of the time described.