The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of nutrients,

such

, as

sodium

, saturated fat and added

sugar

which people in the USA eat in four meals per day, which are

breakfast

,

lunch

,

dinner

and

snacks

. If you eat them too much, the body will be unhealthy. The percentages of

sodium

and saturated fat in

dinner

are highest, with 43%

sodium

and 37%

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saturated fat consumed. The major source of added

sugar

in a typical American diet is

snacks

which provide 42% of added

sugar

.

Dinner

also

associates with 23% of added

sugar

, which is

second

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largest among all four meals. By

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contrast,

lunch

has 29% consumption of

sodium

and 26% consumption of added

sugar

. American

breakfast

is much healthier than

dinner

and

snacks

as it provides the lowest percentage of the 3 types of nutrients, with just around 16% of each.

Although

lunch

is less healthy than

breakfast

, it is still healthier than

snacks

and

dinner

because it contributes to 29% of

sodium

, 26% of saturated fat and only 19% of added

sugar

.

To conclude

,

breakfast

and

lunch

in the USA are healthier than

dinner

and

snacks

, with

dinner

being the most unhealthy meal

whereas

breakfast

is the healthiest meal.