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 pie charts compare the proportions of
three
nutrients, namely sodium
, saturated fat and added sugar, in the breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks of American citizens. These three
nutrients can have negative effects when they are overused.
It is clear that
sodium
and saturated fat are used extensively in their dinners and lunches, while
added sugars make up more of the snacks. The figures for all three
were relatively similar in
breakfast.
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for
three
-quarters of the sodium
is used when Americans eat dinner, meanwhile, they also
consume plenty of saturated fat and added sugar, with figures of 37% and 23% respectively. They get 29% of their sodium
and 26% of their saturated fat from lunch.
The largest source of added sugars can be found in snacks with 42%, followed by dinner and lunch with a mere 23% and 19% for each. The percentage of all three
nutrients in breakfast is comparatively close, at around 15%.Submitted by xiexue1223 on
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