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

What has been depicted in the bar chart is the proportion of people eating five portions of fruits and vegetables daily in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2008.

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, throughout the entire time frame, the total number of people interested significantly.

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, the share of women ranked first among other participants in the survey over the given period,

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that of children stood at the

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in the amount allocated. Women experienced a gradual increase, starting at a bit above 20

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in 2001 and finishing at around 35

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in 2006, after which it decreased slightly and reached one-third

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of the period. Both the percentage of men having five portions of fruits and vegetables in their diet remained unchanged in the first three years, which were nearly 17

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and 12

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, respectively. From

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on,

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the figure for children continued to rise until they reached a high of 26

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in 2007 before falling back slightly to 24

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in 2008, that of men had risen to approximately 27% by 2006 and declined slightly to 28% in the end.