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

,

lunch

,

dinner

, and

snacks

by Americans.

Overall

,

it is clear that

people living in the USA tend to choose unhealthy food for

dinner

and

snacks

,

whereas

these detrimental nutrients are moderately included in

breakfast

and

lunch

. 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

. Meanwhile, the proportions of

this

nutrient are evenly distributed in the category of

breakfast

and

snacks

(14% each).

Moreover

, the percentages of saturated fat used in

breakfast

and

lunch

remain almost the same compared to the previously mentioned nutrients.

However

, less saturated fat is consumed during

dinner

(37%),

while

more of

that is

contained in

snacks

.

In addition

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

snacks

(42%),

whereas

it is smaller in the segments of

dinner

(23%),

Lunch

(19%), and

breakfast

(16%).