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Points if yes
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Olive oil (≥1 spoon/day)
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+1
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Fruits (≥1 serving/day)
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+1
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Vegetables of salad (≥1 serving/day)
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+1
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Fruits (≥1 serving/day) and Vegetables or salad (≥1 serving/day)a
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+1
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Legumes (≥ 2 servings/week)
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+1
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Fish (≥ 3 servings/week)
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+1
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Wine (≥1 glass/day)
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+1
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Meat (< 1 serving/day)
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+1
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[White bread (< 1 slice/day) and rice (< 1 cup/week)] or whole-grain bread (> 5 slices/week)b
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+ 1
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- aOne point is added when ≥1 serving/day of both fruits and vegetables is consumed
- bOne point is added when either consumption of both white bread and rice is low or when consumption of whole-grain bread is high. Adapted from Martinez-Gonzalez et al. 2004. Development of a short dietary intake questionnaire for the quantitative estimation of adherence to a cardioprotective Mediterranean diet. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 58: 1550–1552
