Increased Portion of Fruits and Vegetables Eaten in the UK From the chart, we can see the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruits and vegetables has increased in 2008 compared with 2001 for men, women and children. More specifically, the year 2006 saw the highest percentage for women, more than 30% of whom ate five portions of fruits and vegetables per day. Besides, no matter in which year, women were the group who ate most fruits and vegetables and children as the least. It is worthy to mention that the year 2004 saw a great rise after three-year stability both for men and children. However, the percentage never reached 30% for men and children, which demonstrate the differences between men and women in lifestyles. Another point needed to notice is that the percentages of all the three group dropped in the year 2008.