The bar chart illustrates the proportion of women, men and children consuming five servings of fruit and vegetables each day in 8 years from 2001 to 2008 in the UK.
Overall, it is clear that the highest percentage of all people consuming fruit and vegetables was women, while children accounted for the lowest proportion.
The percentage of women who ate fruit and vegetables accounted for just over 21% in 2001, after which, it increased significantly to reach almost 35% in 2006, before falling down slightly to 30% in the final year.
On the other hand, children and men had different trends. The figure for men and children who ate fruit and vegetables remained stable at 17% and 12% in the first three years. The proportion of men eating rose considerably to 27% in both 2006 and 2007, before falling down slowly to 26% in 2008. A similar growth in the figure for children reached 25% in 2007, and around 24% in the final year.