The pie chart illustrates the average proportions of three nutrients in typical meals, all of which may have adverse health effects if consumed in excess.
Overall
, Linking Words
dinner
accounted for the highest shares of both sodium and saturated fat, Use synonyms
whereas
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snacks
were the principal source of added sugar. Use synonyms
By contrast
, Linking Words
breakfast
consistently recorded the lowest proportions across all three nutrients.
Looking at sodium, the highest proportion was observed in Use synonyms
dinner
at 43%, followed by lunch at 29%, Use synonyms
while
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breakfast
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snacks
shared the lowest figure at 14% each. A similar pattern can be seen in saturated fat, with Use synonyms
dinner
making up the largest proportion at 37%, followed by lunch (26%) and Use synonyms
snacks
(21%), Use synonyms
whereas
Linking Words
breakfast
represented the smallest share at 16%.
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In contrast
to the other two nutrients, added sugar was most heavily concentrated in Linking Words
snacks
, which accounted for 42% of the total intake. Use synonyms
Dinner
ranked second at 23%, Use synonyms
while
lunch and Linking Words
breakfast
contributed more modest figures of 19% and 16%, respectively.Use synonyms