The pie chart illustrates the average proportion of
sodium
, saturated fats and added sugars consumed at breakfast, lunch and Use synonyms
dinner
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as well as
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while
consuming snacks in the USA.
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Overall
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dinner
and snacks are seen as the primary source of these nutrients. Use synonyms
While
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sodium
and saturated fats intake peaks during Use synonyms
dinner
, added Use synonyms
sugar
is mostly consumed during snack times.
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sugar
is the least consumed at Use synonyms
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, with 23% only, Use synonyms
sodium
and saturated fat follow a similar pattern, with Use synonyms
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being the primary source for both, at 43% and 37% respectively. Use synonyms
Afterward
, lunch shows a similar pattern, where saturated fat is 3 percentage points lower than Change the spelling
Afterwards
sodium
(29%), and Use synonyms
sugar
accounted for just under 20%. From there, breakfast seems to have the least amount of the distribution of these nutrients across the day, with Use synonyms
sodium
being slightly less than 15%, followed by fat and Use synonyms
sugar
at 16% during the day.1 In stark contrast with snacks, which have a significant percentage of consumption of Use synonyms
sugar
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as well as
saturated fats, followed by Linking Words
sodium
, at 21% and 14% of the daily total.Use synonyms