The bar chart shows the percentages of people in the UK who consumed five servings of fruit and vegetables a day over a period of seven years, from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, while the maximum percentage growth was in children, percentages of men and women also saw an increase.
In the first three years, there was no change in the percentages of men and children (approximately 12% and 16%, respectively), while the percentage of women had increased by 5% from just above 20% to just above 25%. From 2003 to 2006, there was an increase in percentages of all three categories. By 2006, percentages of men and women reached a peak of 28% and 36%, respectively, while percentages of children increased to 24%.
From the peak, the percentages of men and women saw a little decrease in the last two years and settled at 26% and 30%, respectively. In the case of children, the percentage reached its peak of 25% in 2007, which, in the last year, decreased by 2% and settled at 23%.
