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 illustrate the mean proportions of three harmful nutrients consumed in

breakfast

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,

lunch

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,

dinner

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, and

snacks

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by Americans.

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it is clear that

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people living in the USA tend to choose unhealthy food for

dinner

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and

snacks

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,

whereas

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these detrimental nutrients are moderately included in

breakfast

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and

lunch

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. The first thing to be seen is sodium. It is noticeable that almost one-fourth of the total sodium is consumed during evening meals, and approximately one-third of it is used in

lunch

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. Meanwhile, the proportions of

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nutrient are evenly distributed in the category of

breakfast

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and

snacks

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(14% each).

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, the percentages of saturated fat used in

breakfast

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and

lunch

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remain almost the same compared to the previously mentioned nutrients.

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, less saturated fat is consumed during

dinner

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(37%),

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more of

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contained in

snacks

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.

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, the percentage of added sugar is mostly found in the segment of

snacks

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(42%),

whereas

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it is smaller in the segments of

dinner

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(23%),

Lunch

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(19%), and

breakfast

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(16%).