Table 1 Definition of dietary risky score items.
Diet low in fruit | Mean daily consumption of fruits (fresh, frozen, cooked, canned, or dried fruits, excluding fruit juices and salted or pickled fruits) | Less than 250 g per day |
Diet low in vegetables | Mean daily consumption of vegetables (fresh, frozen, cooked, canned, or dried vegetables, excluding legumes and salted or pickled vegetables, juices, nuts, seeds, and starchy vegetables such as potatoes or corn) | Less than 360 g per day |
Diet high in red meat | Mean daily consumption of red meat (beef, pork, lamb, and goat, but excluding poultry, fish, eggs, and all processed meats) | More than 23 g per day |
Diet high in processed meat | Mean daily consumption of meat preserved by smoking, curing, salting, or addition ofchemical preservatives. | More than 2 g per day |
Diet low in nuts and seeds | Mean daily consumption of nut and seed foods. | Less than 21 g per day |
Diet low in legumes | Mean daily consumption of legumes (fresh, frozen, cooked, canned, or dried legumes) | Less than 60 g per day |