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Average percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in the USA

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The given three pie charts illustrate information about the rate of foods that contain
sodium
, saturated fat and added sugar, which are not healthy when consumed a lot by the USA's population.
Overall
, at dinner
sodium
 and saturated fat are eaten too much, whilst at breakfast all these nutrients are consumed less. It is clear that first at breakfast
sodium
, saturated fat and added sugar consumed the least 14%,16% and,16% respectively.
while
 the
second,
lunch contains 29 percentages of
sodium
, 37 per cent of saturated fat and only 19 proportions of added sugar.
third,
dinner has a lot of amount of
sodium
(43%) and saturated fat (37%), and
also
 23% of added carbohydrates.
Lastly
, added carbohydrate is contained the most in snacks which is under half.
Moreover
, saturated fat is just under 20% and
sodium
 is less than a quarter.
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Be more specific in describing the percentages in the pie charts. Instead of saying 'at dinner', mention the exact percentage.
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