The diagram illustrate the average proportions of three types of nutrients in typical meals, which can be unhealthy if consumed too much. The three types include sodium, saturated fats and added sugar. The data is taken from the United States of America.
The first chart shows the average percentage of sodium. Dinner contains the most sodium (43%). Breakfast and snacks include an equal proportion of sodium consumed, with each of them adding percentage of saturated fat in meals. By eating dinner, 37% saturated fat is consumed. Lunch contribute to a consumption of 26% saturated fat, followed by snacks with 21% and breakfast with 16%. The last chart illustrates the proportions of added sugar. Snacks contain the highest amount of added sugar (42%). A typical dinner includes 37% added sugar, while lunch contain 19% and breakfast include 16%.
All in all, the diagrams show that every typical meal consumed in the USA contains a percentage of at least 14% of nutrients that can be unhealthy if eaten too much.
The diagram
illustrate
the average proportions of three types of nutrients in typical meals, which can be unhealthy if
consumed
too much. The three types
include
sodium,
saturated
fats
and
added
sugar
. The data
is taken
from the United States of America.
The
first
chart
shows
the average percentage of sodium. Dinner
contains
the most sodium (43%). Breakfast and snacks
include
an equal proportion of sodium
consumed
, with each of them adding percentage of
saturated
fat
in meals. By eating dinner, 37%
saturated
fat
is
consumed
. Lunch contribute to a consumption of 26%
saturated
fat
, followed by snacks with 21% and breakfast with 16%. The last chart illustrates the proportions of
added
sugar
. Snacks
contain
the highest amount of
added
sugar
(42%). A typical dinner
includes
37%
added
sugar
, while lunch
contain
19% and breakfast
include
16%.
All in all, the diagrams
show
that every typical meal
consumed
in the USA
contains
a percentage of at least 14% of nutrients that can be unhealthy if eaten too much.