Given is a bar chart comparing the rate of individuals who consumed five portions of fruits and vegetables every day in the United Kingdom over the period of 7 years since 2001.
In general, it is evident the figures for children, men and women increased. Besides, the data on women was the highest compared to other categories in the period
Concerning children, in the next 3 years, the proportion remained stable before rising gradually to roughly 17%. From 2004 to 2008, it saw a quick growth to about 27%, followed by a reduction to around 24% in 2008. In terms of men, in the first 2 years of the period, the rate was the second highest among 3 categories, which was nearly double the percentage of children. There was an sharp upward trend to approximately 28% until 2006. The proportion experienced a plateau before declining to about 26% for the rest of the period.
Because women were interested in eating five portions of fruits and vegetables per day to keep fit, between 2001 and 2006, the rate of women climbed dramatically and reached a peak of 35%. There was a steady drop to approximately 30% over the period of 2 years since 2006