Three pie charts depict how much in percentages different types of nutrients contributed to the popular American meals.
Added sodium, saturated fats, and sugars may be harmful to human health if they are consumed too much.
Overall, dinner contained most of the unhealthy elements, in comparison breakfast was the healthiest from the presented meals.
Added sodium was consumed by Americans in 43% during dinner, and lunch was the second meal which provided most of the sodium accounted for 25%.
Around a quarter of daily sodium income was provided in breakfast and snacks.
As well as with sodium, the dinner was the meal which comprised of the highest amount of saturated fats and they were at the level of 37% of daily consumption.
In comparison to sodium content, the snacks and breakfast seemed to be more unhealthy if it comes to fatty acids, because they provided 21% and 16% of daily saturated fat intake, respectively. Similarly to sodium, lunch provided 26% of fats.
The most significant provider of added sugars in the American diet were snacks with 42% content. In opposite to sodium and saturated fats, sugars in dinner made up 23 % of the daily income of this unhealthy nutrient. The percentage of added carbohydrates in breakfast was 16% and it was the same as the additional fatty acids content in this meal. Lunch seemed to be the healthiest meal if it comes to added sugars and provided 19% of their daily income.
Three pie charts depict how much in percentages
different
types of nutrients contributed to the popular American meals.
Added
sodium,
saturated
fats
, and sugars may be harmful to human health if they
are consumed
too much.
Overall
,
dinner
contained most of the unhealthy elements,
in comparison
breakfast
was the healthiest from the presented meals.
Added
sodium
was consumed
by Americans in 43% during
dinner
, and lunch was the second
meal
which
provided
most of the sodium accounted for 25%.
Around a quarter of
daily
sodium income
was provided
in
breakfast
and snacks.
As well
as with sodium, the
dinner
was the
meal
which comprised of
the highest amount of
saturated
fats and
they were at the level of 37% of
daily
consumption.
In comparison
to sodium content, the snacks and
breakfast
seemed to be more unhealthy if it
comes
to fatty acids,
because
they
provided
21% and 16% of
daily
saturated
fat
intake,
respectively
.
Similarly
to sodium, lunch
provided
26% of fats.
The most significant provider of
added
sugars in the American diet were snacks with 42% content. In opposite to sodium and
saturated
fats
, sugars in
dinner
made up 23 % of the
daily
income of this unhealthy nutrient. The percentage of
added
carbohydrates in
breakfast
was 16% and it was the same as the additional fatty acids content in this
meal
. Lunch seemed to be the healthiest
meal
if it
comes
to
added
sugars and
provided
19% of their
daily
income.
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29Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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