The bar chart illustrates the rates of people in the UK who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables during the day from 2001 to 2008.
Overall,women experienced an upward trend,while children and men showed a downward trend throughout the period.Both children and men’s consumption of fruits per a day had some fluctuations.Although, children initially had a lower rate.
Children’s consumption rate was about 13% in 2001,being lower than men and women’s consumption by approximately 4% and 10%.Then, it shows stabillity and same percentage in the next 2 years – 2002 and 2003.However,the figure showed a gradual increase to about 18% in 2004, and continued to increase steadily to the end of the period reaching about 27% in 2007 and hitting a low-point of about 25% in 2008.
Percentage of men who ate five portions of fruits and vegetables was less than 15% in 2001 and it showed the same percentage and stabillity in 2002 and 2003.However, the figure experienced a steady growth during the next 4 years before 2007.It reached approximately 20% in 2004,then increased by around 3% in 2005.Reached a peak of 27% in 2006 and 2007,but decline to the end of period,reaching around 21%.
The percentage of women’s consumption of fruits and vegerables was the highest every year. It experienced 23% at the beginning of the period and continued increase steadily before it reached a peak of 35% in 2006.However, the figure gradually decline in the next two years and hitting a low- point of about 30% in 2008,outracing the percentage of children and men.