The charts illustrate the average percentages of three types of nutrients in Americans’ meals, overconsumption of which can be harmful to health.
The first chart describes the amount of sodium. The greatest amount, 43%, is included in dinner; next comes lunch, where the percentage equals 29%; breakfast and snacks share the same number, 14%. The second data illustration shows saturated fat inclusion, which is mostly found in dinner and least in breakfast—37% and 16%, respectively. In terms of other types of meals, the figures are 26% for lunch and 21% for snacks. The last pie chart introduces that, in comparison, American snacks include the most amount of added sugar (42%). The second highest amount, 23%, is found in dinners. The other numbers are 19% for lunch and 16% for breakfast.
The presented charts show that sodium and saturated fat are similarly found in typical American meals. The order of the first two positions is identical: first comes dinner and then lunch. Controversially, the highest amount of added sugar is included in the snack category.
Overall, two types of nutrients—sodium and saturated fat—show similarities in the order of meals. However, the situation is quite different for added sugar inclusion.