The bar chart below illustrates the proportion of women, men and children consuming five servings of fruit and vegetables each day in 8 years between 2001 and 2008 in the UK

The bar chart below illustrates the

proportion

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of women, men and

children

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consuming five servings of

fruit

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and

vegetables

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each day in 8 years between 2001 and 2008 in the UK.

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, it can be concluded that the highest percentage of all people consuming

fruit

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and

vegetables

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is women,

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children

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accounted for the lowest

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.

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, there was a significant increase in the

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of people who eat these food items over the given period. The percentage of women who eat

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and

vegetables

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started at just over 20% in 2001. After that, the figure rose steadily and

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reached a peak at 35% in 2006, before falling slightly to 30% in the final year. In terms of men and

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who eat

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and

vegetables

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, the rate remained relatively stable in the first three years. From

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point, the

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of men increased slightly

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peaked at 28% in both 2006 and 2007, before falling to about 26%. A similar pattern was witnessed in the figure for

children

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as it reached 27% in 2007 and around 24% in the final year.