The diagram exposes the proportion of community (including men, women and children) consuming five servings of fruit and vegetables every day in the UK in 8 years between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, the figures of women having fruit and vegetables five times a day were the highest over the eight – year period whereas the portions of children for it accounted for the lowest percentage in the same time.
According to the chart, it can be obvious that the number of women taking in five sections of fruit and vegetables made up at around 20% in 2001, then it steadily increased at over 30% after five years and moderately decreased from 2006 to 2008.
In terms of men and children, in three first years from 2001 to 2003, the rates remained stable (at around 17% and 12% respectively). The ratio that men eating fruit items had a consistent increase to the peak reaching about 27% in 2006, and the same for children to reach the highest level at 25% in 2007. Furthermore, there was a little decline for them after those years, reaching 26% for men and 24% for children.