The chart below shows the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people (

Men

,

Women

, and

Children

) who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.

Overall

, it is seen that the

rate

of

women

who eat fruit and vegetables was the highest, and

this

was followed by

Men

. At the beginning of the period, the

rate

of

women

was over 20%,

while

the percentage of

children

's intake was recorded to be only above 10%. After 2001, the percentage of

women

increased gradually to 2006 and reached a peak of approximately 35%.

On the other hand

, the figure for

men

and

children

remained stable until 2003. The

rate

of

men

showed a steady rise of 7% from 2004 to 2006.

At the end

of the period, all categories decreased steadily, but the

rate

of

women

was still the highest. The

rate

of

children

who intake vegetables increased significantly compared to the beginning of the period.