The bar chart below illustrates the proportions of different groups of people (women, men, and children) in the UK who consumed five portions of fruit and vegetables each day between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, women are noted for having the highest proportion of consumption of horticultural products out of all groups, while children accounted for the lowest percentage. Additionally, a considerable increase was seen among all groups eating these food products over the given period.
Women were shown to have the dominant proportion throughout the entire timespan, starting at just above 20% in 2001. After that, the figure experienced steady growth, reaching its peak of over 30% in 2006 and then went through a moderate decrease, descending to a number slightly less than 30%.
The percentage of men and children who ate these food products remained the same for the first three years (somewhere around 17% and 13%, respectively). Consequently, steady growth was evident for both demographics, reaching their peak in 2006 of approximately 35% and 27%, respectively. Thereafter, the numbers saw a moderate decline in the final year, with around 27% for men and 23% for children.