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.

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of men, women and children who ate five portions of vegetables and fruits per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.

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, in each

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, women ate the most

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children had the least, and the consumption by men was in the middle. From 2001 to 2006, women's nutritional intake was five times a day. It showed continuous growth. It rose from around 20% to more than 30%, and in the next 2 years, it decreased steadily near 29%.

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the male category dietary habits stayed the same, which was more than 15%, until 2003. After it shot dramatically by 27% till 2006, and there was a decline in 2006 by 1 or 2 percentage. Men and children showed the same pattern of growth

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but with different ratios. By the

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2003, the growth was stable at around 12%. Over the

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2006, it surged by more than 25%. And

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decreased by 25% in the

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2008.