UK data on the age-standardised proportion of adults aged 16 and over who meet the 'five-a-day' fruit and vegetable consumption guidelines, broken down by gender and region. The dataset is published by the Greater London Authority and is related to the National Indicator Library for NHS England Digital. It was last updated on 2026-06-24.
Use Cases
- Evaluate regional disparities in healthy eating based on age-standardised consumption proportions.
- Monitor the impact of the Five-a-day programme over time based on the policy monitoring purpose described.
- Analyze gender differences in meeting nutritional guidelines based on the gender breakdown mentioned.
- Assess public health outcomes related to chronic disease risk based on the stated goal of reducing deaths from heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
Strengths
- Includes confidence intervals (LCL/UCL) at the 95% level for statistical reliability.
- Data is age-standardised, allowing for fairer comparisons across different population groups.
- Provides a breakdown by gender and region, enabling detailed subgroup analysis.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the uk_data platform.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority, related to National Indicator Library - NHS England Digital.
- Collection Method
- Likely sourced from population health surveys monitoring the Five-a-day programme.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:09:57.448414; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- UK regions, includes an England average.