The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
THE GRAPH SHOWS HOW MUCH
SODIUM
, SATURATED FAT AND ADDED SUGARS WERE CONSUMED IN THE AVERAGE MEAL IN THE UNITED STATES. LOOKING FROM AN OVERALL
PERSPECTIVE, IT IS READILY APPARENT THAT THE MAJORITY OF SODIUM
AND FAT WERE CONSUMED AT DINNER
, WHILE
MOST SUGAR
WAS EATEN IN SNACKS. Change to a plural noun
SUGARS
LUNCH
ALSO
TENDED TO BE SALTY AND HAVE A LOT OF FAT WHILE
BREAKFAST HAD THE LOWEST PERCENTAGES FOR ALL THREE NUTRIENTS.
DINNER
AND LUNCH
HAD ROUGHLY SIMILAR, LARGE PROPORTIONS FOR BOTH SODIUM
(43% FOR DINNER
AND 29% FOR LUNCH
) AND SATURATED FAT (37% FOR DINNER
AND 26% FOR LUNCH
). THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR
IN AN AVERAGE MEAL FOR DINNER
AND LUNCH
WAS MUCH LOWER AT 23% AND 19%, RESPECTIVELY.
TURNING TO BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
, WHICH ALSO
HAD COMPARABLE PERCENTAGES, THEY WERE BOTH MADE UP OF 14% SODIUM
. FOR SATURATED FATS, SNACKS CONTAINED 21% AND BREAKFAST WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER AT 16%. IN TERMS OF SUGAR
, THERE WAS THE GREATEST DISPARITY WITH 42% OF SNACKS BEING SUGARY AND JUST 18% OF BREAKFASTS BEING MADE UP OF SUGAR
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