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.
The pie charts provide information about the average proportions of three categories of
nutrients
in each meal in the United States: sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars. Excessive consumption of these nutrients
can contribute to health issues.
It was clear that the major sources of unhealthy nutrients
were from dinner and snacks.By contrast
, breakfast
contained lower levels of unhealthy nutrients
compared to other meals.
Looking at the information in more detail, dinner contained 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat. Moreover
, the percentages of sodium in breakfast
and snacks were similar, at 14%. Breakfast
was the only category with a proportion of saturated fat less than 20%, at 16%, which was about 10% lower than lunch.
In terms of added sugar, the highest percentage was found in snacks at 42%, followed by dinner with
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Additionally
, the ratios of added sugar in breakfast
and lunch were both less than 20%, with the former at 16% and the latter at 19%.Submitted by zora840810 on
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