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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart gives information about the proportion of people who consumed five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the United Kingdom over a 7-year period between 2001 and 2008.

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the percentage of all people, including children, men, and

women

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who ate produce every day increased significantly.

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, the proportion of

women

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was the highest. As the chart shows, the percentage of children who ate produce began at 13% in 2001, after which

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figure experienced a noticeable growth to about 26% in 2007.

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, by the end of the period, it had declined slowly to 24%. Turning to the percentage of men who ate fresh produce started at around 17% in 2001, which was followed by a gradual rise to 27% in 2007.

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, it witnessed a small decline to 26% in 2007. As for

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, despite a significant increase from 23% to 35% between 2001 and 2008, the proportion of

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who ate vegetables and fruits declined to 30% in 2008.