The pie charts provide information about the proportion of three kind of nutrients included in common meals in the USA. These nutrients might be harmful when eaten pretty often.
The given pie charts show the percentage of
sodium
, saturated fats and added sugar
consumed in the United States among the most common meals.
Overall
, we can see that American citizens consume more sodium
and saturated fat during dinner, while
added sugar
is more present in snacks.
It is clear that
dinner includes the biggest amount of different nutrients. In fact, 43% of sodium
and 37% of saturated fat are eaten more during dinners. Moreover
, lunches are considered pretty harmful. They account for 29% and 26% of the total sodium
and saturated fat. On the other hand
, snacks remain unhealthy too, due to
the higher percentage of added sugar
. Nearly 42% of the total consumed added sugar
in their diet.
However
, breakfast is the healthiest meal of the day in the USA, thanks to its lower percentage of additional nutrients, all of which account for only a small minority - from 14% to 16%.Submitted by cice
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