Tine diagrams 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 percentages of sodium. Dinner contains the most sodium (43%). Breakfast and snacks include an equal proportion of sodium consumed, with each of them adding up 14% of sodium. Through eating lunch, 29% sodium is consumed. The second chart shows the percentages of saturated fat in meals. By eating dinner, 37% saturated fat is consumed. Lunch contributes 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%). Dinner includes 23%. A typical dinner includes 23% added sugar, while lunch contains 19% and breakfast includes 16%. All in all, the diagrams show that every typical meal consumed in the USA contains a percentage of at least l4% of nutrients that can be unhealthy if eaten too much.
Tine diagrams 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 percentages of sodium.
Dinner
contains
the most sodium (43%). Breakfast and snacks
include
an equal proportion of sodium
consumed
, with each of them adding up 14% of sodium. Through eating lunch, 29% sodium is
consumed
. The second chart
shows
the percentages of
saturated
fat
in meals. By eating
dinner
, 37%
saturated
fat
is
consumed
. Lunch contributes 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%).
Dinner
includes
23%. A typical
dinner
includes
23%
added
sugar
, while lunch
contains
19% and breakfast
includes
16%. All in all, the diagrams
show
that every typical meal
consumed
in the USA
contains
a percentage of at least l4% of nutrients that can be unhealthy if eaten too much.