The bar chart illustrates the changes of the proportion of people in the UK having five portions of fruits and vegetables daily between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, it is notable that there was an upward trend for all categories over the period. While the consumption of women ate these nutrients was the highest rate, the figure for children remained the lowest.
In 2001, nearly a half of females in the UK consumed portions of fruits and vegetables each day, following by men and children, recording around 17% and 12% respectively. Over the following three years, in 2004, there was a considerable increase in the figure for women, still reaching the highest with approximately 28%, while there was an unchanged in two remaining groups.
After rising and reaching its peak of 34% in 2006, the percentage of women consuming portions of fruits and vegetables declined significantly to 31%. In the same year, male consumers experienced a growth of nearly 10% since 2005 and peaked at 28%. The children group slightly increased and reached its highest point in 2007 at 27%. All three categories underwent a minor decline and ended at 30%, 26%, and 23% respectively.