The charts below shows the percentage of people who ate five proportions of fruits and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.

The bar chart compares the proportion of men, women and

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in the UK ingesting

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portions of

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and

vegetables

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daily over a period of eight years.

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the percentage of women consuming

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proportions of fruits and

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is

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higher than the other two groups of people over the period shown.

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, the group of

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can be seen to have the lowest proportion of those who eat a large amount of

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and

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in their daily intake. In 2001, over 20% of females consumed

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proportions of

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and

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,

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males and

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had relatively low figures of around 17% and 12%. Since

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, the percentage of women rose continuously and reached a peak of over 35% in 2006. A similar tendency can be seen in the male group. From 2001 to 2003, the figure for males remained stable

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slowly increased, and peaked at around 27% in 2006.

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, the figures for

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eating

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proportions of

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and

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have always been the lowest, but an increasing trend is

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shown. And in 2007 saw about 25% of

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ate

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portions a day.