The given pie charts depict the average proportions of three substances including sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in main meals in the US, all of which could be harmful if over-consumed.
It is obvious that dinner is the richest in sodium and saturated fat, and second richest in added sugar. In contrast, breakfast provides the least percentages of all mentioned nutrients.
It can be seen that lunch and dinner are the most nutritious meals of all day. In terms of sodium and saturated fat, dinner comes first with its provision at 43 and 37 percent, followed by lunch, which is absorbed 29 and 26 percent of sodium and saturated fat respectively. Meanwhile, the take in of added sugar during dinner and lunch are both around 20 percent each, being ranked second and third highest severally.
Regarding to the remaining meals, breakfast and snacks are not as rich in sodium and saturated fat as dinner and lunch. Americans absorb 14 percent of sodium in both breakfast and snacks, while they take in 16 and 21 percent of fat respectively. However, it can be seen that snacks rank first with nearly a half of added sugar, three times higher compared to it of breakfast.