The charts below show the average percentages in typical mealsof 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 percentages of

sodium

, added

sugar

, and saturated fat in common meals which can detrimentally affect people's health if they consume it too much. Looking from an

overall

perspective, it is readily apparent that a typical dinner which the citizens of the USA consume is composed of a huge

amount

of

sodium

.

Also

, snacks have a considerable

amount

of added

sugar

. The

amount

of

sodium

, saturated fat, and added

sugar

are almost the same in breakfast. Each breakfast that people in the USA consume has 14% of

sodium

and 16% of saturated fat and added

sugar

.

In contrast

, the

amount

of these nutrients varies in snacks, the

percentage

of

sodium

and saturated fat in a typical snack is 14% and 21%, respectively,

while

the

percentage

of added

sugar

for

this

meal is 42%.

While

only 19% of lunch is made of added

sugar

, the

percentage

of saturated fat is 26%, and the

percentage

of

sodium

in

this

meal is slightly more, 29%. Interestingly, a common dinner has more of these nutrients compared to breakfast and lunch.

While

the

percentage

of added

sugar

for dinners is 23%, 37% and 43% of a dinner consists of saturated fat and

sodium

, respectively.