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 bar chart illustrates how

men

, women, and

children

, consumed five sections of

fruits

and

vegetables

in the UK between 2001 and 2008.

Overall

, more women ate

fruits

and

vegetables

than

men

and

children

throughout the period.

Additionally

, consuming five portions of

fruits

and

vegetables

was favoured by more and more people over the timeframe. In

further

detail, the period from 2001 and 2006 saw a considerable increase in the percentage of females who consumed

fruits

and

vegetables

, from more than one-fifth to about 38%, which was the highest figure of all time. The percentage of

men

remained constant at around a quarter in 2006. The figures for

children

consuming

fruits

and

vegetables

witnessed a similar trend, recorded at about 12% from 12% from 2001 to 2003,

then

growing to more than 22% in 2006. Moving onto the period between 2006 and 2008, the habit of eating

fruits

and

vegetables

was less popular among women, experiencing a 5% decrease in the percentages.

By contrast

, there were no changes to the figures for

men

who ate

fruits

and

vegetables

, at less than a quarter. The percentage of

children

,

however

, increased slightly to about 25% in 2007 and dropped marginally to 23% one year after.