The pie charts indicated that the mean proportions of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in the American daily diets. The excessive consumption of these three nutritional elements is prone to pose threat to human health status.
The figure of sodium consumed in dinner account for 43%, which was considerably higher than the corresponding figures of 29% for lunch. Furthermore, the amount of sodium absorbed by people in breakfast as same as that in snacks (14%), both of which are much less than that in dinner. Similarly, citizens also take largest percentage of saturated fat from their evening meal (37%). Which is more than two times as much as that in breakfast, the lowest one.
In terms of another indispensable carbohydrate---sugar, the data represents quite different from sodium and fat. First of all, the ordinary people used to acquire 42% of the sugar from the sweet snacks rather than dinner (only 23%). In addition, the intakes of sugar in breakfast and lunch were lower than half of that in snacks.
Collectively, the dinner supplemented the most proportions of sodium and saturated fat to the urbanites, while the predominant amount of sugar supporting daily life is attained from the snacks.
The pie charts indicated that the mean proportions of sodium, saturated
fat
and
added
sugar
in the American daily diets. The excessive consumption of these three nutritional elements is prone to pose threat to human health status.
The
figure of sodium consumed in
dinner
account for 43%, which was
considerably
higher than the corresponding figures of 29% for lunch.
Furthermore
, the amount of sodium absorbed by
people
in breakfast as same as that in snacks (14%), both of which are much less than that in
dinner
.
Similarly
, citizens
also
take
largest
percentage of saturated
fat
from their evening meal (37%). Which is more than two times as much as that in breakfast, the lowest one.
In terms of another indispensable carbohydrate---sugar, the data represents quite
different
from sodium and
fat
.
First of all
, the ordinary
people
used
to acquire 42% of the
sugar
from the sweet snacks
rather
than
dinner
(
only
23%).
In addition
, the intakes of
sugar
in breakfast and lunch were lower than half of that in snacks.
Collectively
, the
dinner
supplemented the most proportions of sodium and saturated
fat
to the urbanites, while the predominant amount of
sugar
supporting daily life
is attained
from the snacks.