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 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 given pie charts compare the average proportion of existing
sodium
, saturated fat, and added
sugar
in the daily meals of American people.
Overall
, American people use the highest proportion of daily-consumed
sodium
and saturated fat in their dinners,
while
the highest amount of added
sugar
is used with their snacks. It is evident that in the USA, people consume a considerable percentage of daily-used
sodium
and saturated fat with their dinner, at 43% and 35%, respectively.
In addition
, only 23% of daily consumption of added
sugar
is with
this
meal. If we look at the figures for American's breakfast, it can be seen that it is more healthy, compared to the other three meals, having between 14% to 16% of all of these unhealthy nutrients. Looking at daily snacks, the biggest share of daily-eaten added
sugar
is consumed with that, at 42%. In terms of a typical lunch in the United States of America, the amount of saturated fat and
sodium
comprising the meal account for 26% and 19% of their daily usage, respectively.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sodium, sugar with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "compare" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • average percentages
  • nutrients
  • unhealthy
  • meal
  • typical meals
  • categories
  • high percentage
  • distribution
  • patterns
  • trends
  • nutrient-dense
  • data
  • comparison
  • summarize
  • reporting main features
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