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 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.
A glance at the three pie charts provided reveals the average proportion in typical meals of three types of nutrients
such
as
sodium
, saturated fat and added sugars. The percentages of these three nutrients in breakfast, lunch, supper and
snacks
that American citizens generally consume are given and they are detrimental
for
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health if consumed
plenty
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in quantity.
Overall
, it can be concluded that
sodium
and saturated fat are mostly eaten at a banquet
whereas
it is
snack
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when the highest percentage of added
carbohydrate
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consumed
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. Looking at the charts in more detail, feast consists of the largest figure for
sodium
saturated fat
to
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42% and 37% respectively.
However
, the lunch they eat comprises
of
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29%
sodium
, 26% saturated fats and nearly 20% sugar. The amount of
carbohydrate
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in an average meal for dinner and lunch was much lower at 23% and 19%, respectively. Turning to breakfast and
snacks
, 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 carbohydrate
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sodium, snacks with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • nutrients
  • unhealthy
  • typical meals
  • percentages
  • saturated fats
  • fibers
  • sugars
  • impact
  • average
  • consumption
  • trends
  • breakfast
  • lunch
  • dinner
  • highest
  • lowest
  • variation
  • implications
  • balanced diet
  • recommendations
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