Band 6+: The bar chart shows the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruits and vegetables per day in UK from 2001 to 2008. Summarise the infomation by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart demonstrates data about how many people ate fruits and vegetables per day in UK through given time period.

Looking from an overall perspective, it is clear that the majority of items was eaten by women in 2006. Women recorded a higher proportion than men and children throughout whole period

Looking at the details, women accounted for less than a quarter (about 23%),while men and children made up under fifth in 2001. The following years, the figures for women increased slightly to 24% in 2002, and then 26% in 2003. In contrast, the proportion of men and children stayed relatively unchanged. In 2004, women went up about 27%, whereas children constituted just under 20% and men at 20%.

Moving on to the remaining years, in 2005, the number of women rose to around 35%, while the figures for men and children increased to approximately 28% and 24%, respectively. In 2006 women recorded the highest figure, peaked 35%, which made significant disparity with chilldren at just more than a fifth. Men had almost a similar proportion to children in 2007, at 26% and 27%, respectively. At the end of the period, the rate for women had fallen to the 2005 level and was slightly higher than other two categories.