The bar chart illustrates the percentage of men, women and children who consumed a minimum of five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, it is clear that women had the highest proportion of people consuming fruits and vegetables and children had the lowest. In addition, all groups experienced a slight increase over the period.
In 2001, about 17 % of men consumed five portions of fruit and vegetables each day. Their figures gradually increased and peaked at 27% before slightly dropping to 26% at the end of the given period.
As for children, only 12% consumed five portions of fruits and vegetables per day. This figure grew steadily over the years, reaching 26% in 2007, followed by a slight drop to 24% in 2008
