The chart displays the proportion of British male, female, and children who ate five portions of greens daily between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, the percentage of British women that consumed fruits and vegetables was always higher than that of British men and children during the eight-year period. In contrast, the smallest proportion of people who ate fruits and vegetables each year were children.
In 2001, around 20% of female British residents ate green foods, and until 2006, this number grew consistently, reaching about 32%. After that, it experienced a slight decline to 30% in 2008.
In the first three years, the percentages of children and males in the UK who ate fruits and vegetables remained relatively constant (about 12% and 16%, respectively). From this point, the percentage of males climbed gradually to peak at about 27% in both 2006 and 2007, after which it dropped to about 26%. A similar growth can be seen among British children, reaching the highest point of 25% in 2007 and slightly decreasing to about 23% in 2008.