The charts illustrate the average proportions of
sodium
, saturated fat, and added Use synonyms
sugar
consumed in typical meals. Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
sodium
and saturated fat Use synonyms
intake
mainly came from Use synonyms
dinner
, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
snacks
accounted for the largest proportion of added Use synonyms
sugar
Use synonyms
intake
. Use synonyms
Breakfast
consistently accounted for the smallest proportion across all three nutrients.
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To begin
with, Linking Words
dinner
accounted for 43% of Use synonyms
sodium
Use synonyms
intake
, which was 15 percentage points higher than that at lunch. Meanwhile, Use synonyms
breakfast
and Use synonyms
snacks
together made up 28% of Use synonyms
sodium
Use synonyms
intake
. As for saturated fat Use synonyms
intake
, 37% came from Use synonyms
dinner
, Use synonyms
whereas
lunch contributed 26%, which was 10 percentage points higher than that at Linking Words
breakfast
. Use synonyms
Snacks
accounted for the remaining 21% of saturated fat Use synonyms
intake
.
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Moreover
, Linking Words
snacks
accounted for 42% of added Use synonyms
sugar
Use synonyms
intake
, Use synonyms
while
the figure for Linking Words
dinner
was 23%. Lunch accounted for 19% of added Use synonyms
sugar
Use synonyms
intake
. Use synonyms
Finally
, only 16% of added Linking Words
sugar
Use synonyms
intake
came from Use synonyms
breakfast
.Use synonyms