The bar chart below shows the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in U.K. from 2001 to 2008.

The bar chart gives information on the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables daily in the UK from 2001 to 2008, expressed in percentages.

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, it is evident that women accounted for the largest proportion throughout the period, followed by men.

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, children registered the smallest proportion between 2001 and 2008. In 2001, women represented the highest share at around 22.5%,

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roughly 17.5%.

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, children showed the lowest share at about 12.5%. Over the period, the proportion of women significantly increased and peaked at 35% in 2006 before reducing to 30% in 2008.

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, the share of men remained stable at about 17.5% until 2003, and

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rose gradually to about 27.5% in 2006, remaining unchanged until 2007. Afterwards, it slightly declined to 26%

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of the period.

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, the percentage of children stood at around 17.5% between 2001 and 2003 and

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grew considerably to approximately 27% in 2007 before decreasing to around 24% by 2008.