The three pie charts compare the average percentages of sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars consumed in typical meals in the USA. These nutrients, if overconsumed, affect health problems.
Overall, there are significant shifts in the consumption of three types of nutrients over the decades. Notably, dinner had the highest percentage of both sodium and saturated fat, followed by snacks. Added sugar considerably increased in snack’ products.
At the beginning of the period, sodium consumption at dinner sharply increased to around 43%, which remained the highest, followed by lunch 29%, while both snacks and breakfast showed around 14% each. However, the proportion of saturated fats in dinner slightly decreased by 6% and in lunch 3%as compared to the consumption of sodium.
But with snacks and breakfast, the situation reversed, increasing at around 7% and 2%, respectively. Meanwhile, added sugar in snacks’ was around 42%, with dinner 23%, lunch 19%, and saturated fat and added sugar remained the same in breakfast 16%. This shows that the consumption of sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar in breakfast remain the same in the USA.