The bar chart provides information on the percentage of men, women, and children who consumed five portions of fruits and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, it can be seen that the consumption of fruit and vegetables witnessed an upward trend among all throughout the period. Additionally, the proportion of women who followed this diet was higher than that of the men and children across the entire period.
The smallest percentage of people consuming the daily recommended amount of fruit and vegetables was children, with only 13%, and remained unchanged for the first three years; then the figure noticeably increased in 2007, standing at approximately 26%, but it had a slight dip of 3% only one year later.
The ratio of women, which was estimated to have the highest percentage, accounted for around 27% in 2001, and the figure continued to climb steadily until 2005. Subsequently, the number increased significantly to a peak of 35% in 2006, but it was moderately lower, at exactly 30%, in the last year. However, the opposite trend can be seen in the figures for the proportion of men.
From 2001 to 2004, the proportion of men remained unchanged for three years; it remained steady at 17%, and was lower than that of women during that time. Soon after, it had an ascending trend of approximately 10%, more than in the four years before, and leveled off until the end of the survey period.