The three pie charts show the proportion of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in American daily meals which may be detrimental to health if consumed too much eaten.
Overall, sodium and saturated fat used for dinner account for the highest percentage of the total, whereas snack contains the majority of added sugar.
In more detail, with regard to the sodium chart, the type of meal which the USA residents consumed this nutrient the most is dinner, with 43%. The sodium portion for lunch comes second with 29%, almost doubling that for breakfast & snack (14%)
Turning to saturated fat, it sees a similar trend with the sodium. The most significant saturated fat eaten a day comes from dinner with 37%, followed by lunch and snack at respectively 26% and 21%. Breakfast makes up for only 16% of the total quantity of this substance.
On the other hand, the most added sugar intake daily is the portion for snacks at 42%. The rest proportion of it comprises of 23% for dinner, 19% for lunch and 16% for breakfast.
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