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The pie charts show the amount of three nutrients, which are unhealthy if overeaten, found in typical meals in the USA. Overall, sodium and saturated fat are mostly consumed within lunch and dinner. Added sugar, while also being significantly present in dinners, is typically found in snacks.
In terms of sodium, dinner in the USA is the unhealthiest meal of the day as 43 percent of sodium intake falls into dinners. This makes it the most sodium-rich meal of the day. Slightly below a third of it is contained in lunches, exceeding the amount taken from breakfasts and snacks combined, with 28 percent. Saturated fat, similarly, is largely present in dinners with 37 percent, rendering the US dinner meals unhealthier yet again. This intake is as much as breakfast and snacks combined, with 16 and 21 percent respectively. The second largest consumption of this nutrient pertains to lunch, with it accounting for just over a quarter of total saturated fat consumption. Added sugar, unlike the previous two, is more prevalent in meals that Americans eat for breakfast, with over two-fifths coming from them. Dinners – the second added-sugar-rich meal of the day – constitutes almost a quarter. Breakfasts and lunches have similar added sugar content, supplying 16 and 19 percent of the intake accordingly.
Word count: 190+
Band score estimate: 7.5 – 8.0
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The pie charts show the amount of three nutrients, which are unhealthy if overeaten, found in typical meals in the USA. Overall, sodium and saturated fat are mostly consumed within lunch and dinner. Added sugar, while also being significantly present in dinners, is typically found in snacks.
In terms of sodium, dinner in the USA is the unhealthiest meal of the day as 43 percent of sodium intake falls into dinners. This makes it the most sodium-rich meal of the day. Slightly below a third of it is contained in lunches, exceeding the amount taken from breakfasts and snacks combined, with 28 percent. Saturated fat, similarly, is largely present in dinners with 37 percent, rendering the US dinner meals unhealthier yet again. This intake is as much as breakfast and snacks combined, with 16 and 21 percent respectively. The second largest consumption of this nutrient pertains to lunch, with it accounting for just over a quarter of total saturated fat consumption. Added sugar, unlike the previous two, is more prevalent in meals that Americans eat for breakfast, with over two-fifths coming from them. Dinners – the second added-sugar-rich meal of the day – constitutes almost a quarter. Breakfasts and lunches have similar added sugar content, supplying 16 and 19 percent of the intake accordingly.
Word count: 190+
Band score estimate: 7.5 – 8.0
©️@BFIELTS