The diagram illustrates the average levels of unhealthy nutrients such as sodium, fat, and added sugar, observed in the four main meals, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks in the UK.
Overall, sodium and fat has the biggest proportion in dinner, while added sugar is very high in snacks. Breakfast seems to be the healthiest meal, as it has the lowest level in each unhealthy nutrients.
Sodium and saturated fat account for the highest levels in dinner, with 44% and 34% respectively. Its levels are also substantial in lunch, 30% in case of sodium, and 26% fat. Sodium levels are quite similar in breakfast and snacks, with 13% each. Saturated fat is present on a little higher level is snacks, than in breakfast, 22% and 18% respectively.
Added sugar levels are the highest in snacks, reaching 40%. Dinner and lunch are responsible for another crucial levels, 24% and 20% respectively, while breakfast has the lowest level of sugars.
