The given chart provides data on the percentage of children, male and female, who consume five proportions of fruits and vegetables per day in the UK, from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, it is evident that the majority of those following this diet were women.
Initially, the proportion of women who ate five meals of fruits and vegetables a day stood at 23%, followed by men at 18% and children at just half the rate of women. Throughout the 6-year period, all groups witnessed an increase in these figures. That of women increased to approximately 30% in 2003, then peaked at 35% in 2006, representing over a third. The figures of men and children remained stable by 2003, and both then rose gradually in the next three years. That of men went up with an average number of 3%, and peaked at 28% in 2006, while this rate of children rose slightly to 22% in that year.
The number of females consuming five servings of fruits and vegetables a day experienced a decrease by the end of the period. From 35% in 2006, this figure fell sharply to 32% in 2007, and 30% in 2008. Meanwhile, that of men remained unchanged in 2007 before dropping to 22% in 2008. In contrast, this figure for children first rose rapidly and peaked at 22% in 2007, then dipped to around 25% in the last year. At the end of the period, the gap between three groups had narrowed.