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.

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of nutrients including

sodium

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, saturated fat and added sugar eaten in American people’s meals. These types of substances can do harm to people’s health if they are consumed uncontrollably.

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and saturated fat are eaten mostly

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dinner

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snacks have more added sugar than any other meal.

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, both

sodium

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and saturated fat are added

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to

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dinner with 43% and 37% respectively.

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in lunch, the proportions of them

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the

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place with 29% and 26%.

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sodium

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makes up 14% of both snacks and breakfast. Saturated fat provides 21%

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supper and 16%

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breakfast.

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, added sugar has the highest percentage in light meals, at about 42%, which doubles the proportion of dinner, at 23%. The figure for snacks makes up

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a lower rate, 16% for breakfast and 19% for lunch.