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

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of British men, women, and

children

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who consumed five portions of fruits and vegetables every day over the 8-year period, starting from 2001.

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, what stands out from the graph is that males took more vegetables and fruits than women and

children

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over the 8 years

whereas

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children

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took the lowest percentage among these three. Regarding men, in 2001, around 23% of males consumed fruits and vegetables, which was the lowest over the 8 years.

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, there was a significant rise to 35% in 2006, which was the highest percentage among these three categories, before falling to 30%

at the end

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of the period. In terms of women, the rate was stable for the first 3 years at approximately 18%, increasing to nearly 28% in 2006 and becoming stable for the next year.

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, the rate dropped to about 26% in 2008. The percentage of

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in 2001 was the lowest, which was close to 13% and levelled off til 2003.

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,

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witnessed a sharp increase from around 13% in 2003 to approximately 26% in 2007.

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, the proportion decreased to below 25% in 2008.