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.

The given chart illustrates how many people including men, women and children ate five parts of vegetable and fruit between 2001 and 2008.

Overall

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, it is easily observed that the most people consuming fruits and vegetables in a day in a period of 8 years

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women.

In addition

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, the percentage of 3 kinds of people experienced an upward trend, with the exception of 2007 and 2008.

To begin

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, in 2001, most fruits and vegetables were eaten by women, at 20%. After 6 years, a significant increase can be seen in the figure for females, to one-third.

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, from 2006 to 2008, it decreased slightly, to over a quarter. Turning to the remaining statistics, between 2001 and 2003, the percentage for both males and children in the consumption of vegetables and fruits was unchanged, at 28% and 12% respectively. In the following 7 years, both men and children witnessed a dramatic rise, to nearly 25% and 23%, before declining negligibly to 24% and 22% next year.