The bar chart shows the data of five portions of fruit and vegetables eaten by children, males and females per day in the UK between 2001 and 2008.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of British who consumed 5 portions of

fruits

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and

vegetables

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per day from 2001 to 2008.

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, the women consistently consumed more

fruits

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and

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in a day compared to men and

children

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over the period. In 2001, around 20% of females ate well-diversified

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and

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in their daily life and the figure

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increased until reached an all-time high of above 30% in 2006.

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, the percentage slightly declined to around 30% in 2008.

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the percentages fell, females still consumed more fruit and

vegetables

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than males and

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. In terms of males, the proportion of men who ate

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and

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a day was around 15% in 2001, and the figure remained the same until 2003. After that, the shares grew steadily until 2007, reaching approximately 25% in 2006 but

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fell to around 25% in 2008. Meanwhile,

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followed

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similar trend but consumed much lower

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starting from around 10% in 2001 and ending at below 25% in 2008. Because

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started at a lower level, their proportion remained the lowest than others.