The bar chart illustrates the percentage of men, women and children who consumed fruit and vegetables five times per day between 2001 and 2008 in the UK.
Overall, there was an upward trend in all categories. Men and children show a sharp increase over the period, while women experience a moderated rise. After six years later it showed slight decrease.
In 2001, women consuming fruit and vegetables began at 21%, it saw a slight growth over five years. Moreover, its reach peaking around 35% by 2006 and it experienced a noticeable decline nearly 30% at the end of the period.
In addition, approximately 17% of men ate fruits and vegetables which remained steady until 2003. Similarly, children consuming fruits and vegetables was lower than men, which was just 12% which remained unchanged.however, both men and children experience an increase of around 27% and 23% which remained constant at the end of the period.