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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts provided illustrate the average proportion in typical American meals of three types of nutrients, including

sodium

, saturated fat and added sugar, which may be harmful to health if consumed excessively.

Overall

, the charts clearly show that

dinner

and snacks contain more saturated fat and added sugar than

breakfast

and lunch, which makes the former meals unhealthier than the latter ones. To be specific, the first chart which presents the average

percentage

of

sodium

depicts that

dinner

contains the highest

percentage

of

sodium

(43%), followed by lunch with 29%. Both

breakfast

and snacks contribute to a relatively small

percentage

of 14%, which is the lowest portion of

this

type of nutrient. The second chart presents the average

percentage

of saturated fat, which shares a similar figure with

sodium

.

Dinner

contains the maximum

while

breakfast

carries the minimum account of saturated fat. As for the third chart, snacks have the highest

percentage

of added sugar with a figure of 42%,

while

dinner

, lunch and

breakfast

show figures of 23%, 19 and 16% respectively.