The diagram illustrate the average proportion 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 includes equal proportion of sodium consumed, with each of them adding up 14% of sodium. Through eating lunch, 29% of sodium is consumed. The second chart shows the percentage 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 proportion of added sugar. Snacks contains the highest amount of added sugar. Dinner includes 23% a typical dinner includes 23% added sugar, while lunch contains 19% and breakfast includes 16%.
All in all, the diagram shows that every typical meals consumed in the USA contains a percentage of at least 14% of nutrients that can be unhealthy if eaten too much.
