The chart indicates the share of men, women and children who consumed vegetable and fruit in the UK between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, three categories witnessed a significant increase over the period, despite the small decline toward the end. Women consumed the highest amount of fruits and vegetables, consistently followed by men, while children showed the lowest figure.
In the initial years, the proportion of children and men stayed stable, showing about 13% and 18% respectively, while the percentage of women increased slightly from about 22% in 2001 to 24% in 2002. Afterwards, the proportion of women who consumed fresh produce reached to 20% in 2004, while the share of children increased to roughly 18% simultaneously. Meanwhile, the same figure was around 28% for women’s category in 2004.
In 2005, the share of children and men who consumed fruits and vegetables reached to about 19% and 23% respectively, while women increased to 30% in that year. The proportion of women reached the peak of 35% in 2006 before falling to about 31% in 2007. At the same time, the share of men reached to around 27% in 2006 and stayed stable by 2007, while the proportion of children continued to grow, showing just above from 20% in 2006 and reaching to 26% in 2007. At the end of the period, there was a small decline in all children, men and women categories, with falling to about 24%, 26% and 30% respectively.