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Table 2 Food grouping used in the dietary pattern analyses

From: Association between dietary patterns and metabolic syndrome in individuals with normal weight: a cross-sectional study

Food groups

Food items

Refined grains

White bread, pasta

Whole grains

Dark bread, corn flakes, groats

Vegetables

Red beetroots, raw white cabbage, broccoli, carrots, garlic, onions, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables

Fruit

Apples, bananas, oranges, seasonal fruits (berries)

Nuts

Nuts

Whole milk

Whole milk

Low-fat milk

Low-fat milk

Cottage cheese

Cottage cheese

Yogurt

Yogurt

Hard cheese

Hard cheese

Fish

Fish

Chicken

Chicken

Eggs

Eggs

Red meat

Pork, beef, liver

Cold cured meat

Bacon, ham, sausages, frankfurters

Lard

Lard

Butter

Butter

Vegetable oils

Rapeseed, soya, sunflower oil, olive oil, and other oils

Margarine

Margarine

Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise

French-fries

French-fries

Boiled potatoes

Boiled potatoes

Bigos

Bigos (sauerkraut, sausage and meat stew)

Fried foods

Fried foods

Sugar and sweets

Sugar, chocolate and chocolate-products, candies, cakes, cookies

Fruit juice

Fruit juice

Diet carbonated soft drinks

Diet carbonated soft drinks

Coca cola

Coca cola or other beverages of this type

Alcoholic beverages

Beer, fruit wine, grape wine, vodka

Coffee

Coffee

Tea

Tea