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 three pie charts below illustrate the proportion of sodium, saturated fat and added
sugar
consumed in the three different meals in the USA, and they are detrimental to health if consumed too much in quantity.
Overall
, it is obvious that the majority of sodium and saturated fat are consumed in
dinner
,
while
the maximum quantity of added
sugar
is eaten in
snacks
.
In contrast
, breakfast accounted for the smallest percentage of all three unhealthy nutrients. Sodium consumption is highest in
dinner
, and second in lunch, making up 43% and 29% respectively. The proportion of
this
type of nutrient in breakfast and
snacks
witnessed a similarity, at 14 per cent.
Dinner
and lunch are
also
the two largest categories in terms of saturated fat with a total of nearly two-thirds.
However
,
this
kind of unhealthy nutrient is slightly higher in
snacks
than in breakfast. Compared with the other two nutrients, added
sugar
has a relatively lower consumption in
dinner
, with only just over 20%. It is
snacks
that are the greatest source of
sugar
intake, at a percentage of 42.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sugar, dinner, snacks with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" 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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