The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of each may be unhealthy if eaten too much.

The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of each may be unhealthy if eaten too much.
The pie charts represent the arrangement of the three nutrients :
sodium
, saturated fat and added
sugar
, among the food consuming times in the USA.
Overall
, the consumption of
sodium
and saturated fats is almost the same with around 40 per cent for both of them,
while
added
sugar
is being eaten mostly with
snacks
, which is
also
about 40 per cent. Breakfast is a meal when
sodium
and saturated fats are mostly gained. The next meal after them is lunch with 29% and 26% respectively. Other sources of
sodium
are dinner and
snacks
with 14% each of them. The statistics of saturated fats are quite different, with 21% for
snacks
and 16% for dinner. The graph of added
sugar
is slightly different from others. Fewer than
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half (42%) of added
sugar
people in the USA get from
snacks
. The next biggest
sugar
-consuming time is breakfast with just below a quarter of the pie chart. Dinner and lunch don't take a significant role with 19% and 16% respectively.
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Basic structure: Change the third paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words sodium, sugar, snacks with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the third paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Nutrients
  • Unhealthy
  • Daily intake
  • Percentage
  • Carbohydrates
  • Fats
  • Proteins
  • Meals
  • Balanced diet
  • Consumption
  • Excess
  • Health implications
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Heart disease
  • Convenience foods
  • Fast foods
  • Socioeconomic factors
  • Lifestyle choices
  • Healthy eating habits
  • Dietary recommendations
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