Table 3

Food group intakes according to dietary pattern (grams/1000 kcal)

'Western' dietary pattern (N = 60♂; 80♀)

'Healthier' dietary pattern (N = 23♂; 50♀)

Milk

171.6 ± 88.4

213,1 ± 95.1**

Eggs

9.2 ± 7.7

7.9 ± 5.5

White meat

19.6 ± 10.8

21.7 ± 10.2

Red meat

28.0 ± 16.2

26.9 ± 15.0

Processed meat

19.0 ± 10.4***

9.1 ± 8.9

Fish

30.8 ± 14.8

50.5 ± 19.7***

Vegetable

97.1 ± 33.2

147.1 ± 47.3***

Fruit

94.4 ± 42.6

139.0 ± 73.6***

Nuts

2.2 ± 3.0

1.7 ± 2.5

Legumes

15.6 ± 10.7

27.0 ± 18.5***

Cereal & pasta

66.8 ± 35.0

62.9 ± 30.6

Potatoes

23.8 ± 15.0**

17.3 ± 14.9

Bread

22.6 ± 11.6

31.3 ± 19.1***

Sweets

25.9 ± 13.6***

17.6 ± 12.0

Sweetened drinks

141.2 ± 87.8**

104.7 ± 79.6

Alcoholic beverages

39.1 ± 41.2

29.4 ± 40.3

Animal fat

0.5 ± 0.8**

0.17 ± 0.40

Vegetable oil

8.7 ± 3.9

9.1 ± 4.6

Mixed dishes

29.7 ± 21.5**

21.4 ± 17.4

Mean ± SD

* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001 t-test

Delisle et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:3   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-3