The pie charts illustrate how much unhealthy nutrients (sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar) were consumed by adults on average in the UK. Here, the diagram shows how different sources of unhealthy nutrients entered the bodies of adults, in percentage terms.
During breakfast, almost equal amounts of unhealthy nutrients were consumed, ranging from 13% to 16%. There is no variability in unhealthy nutrient intake in the early morning. A similar case was found during lunchtime, but the portion of consumption is approximately two times more than that of breakfast, i.e., 20%, 26%, and 28% daily intake of added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium, respectively.
But, during dinner, the portion of saturated fat and sodium consumption is almost similar, which is equal to 39% and 43%, respectively, and which significantly differs from added sugar (only 19%).
In addition, the sodium and saturated fat consumed at a high level during dinner were reduced at snack time and reached 17% and 19% of the total daily intake of the respective unhealthy nutrients. In contrast, maximum consumption of added sugar was found during snack time, which is almost equal to half the daily intake. Added sugar was the unhealthy nutrient consumed most highly at a single time frame (i.e., 45% of total added sugar consumption at snack time).
