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Table 2 Components of dietary patterns

From: Female dietary patterns and outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF): a systematic literature review

 

Mediterranean Diet

Healthy Eating Index

Fertility Diet

profertility diet

rice and miso

vegetable and seafood

‘Western’ Diet

preconception diet

health conscious

Dietary factor

(aHEI2010)

       

Seafood

+

  

+

 

+

–

+

+

Legumes

+

+

      

+

Fruit

+ k

+

 

+/−i

   

+

+

Vegetables

+

+

+

+/−i

 

+

 

+

+

Potatoes

+b

        

Dairy

-e

 

+/−h

+

     

Cereal

+c

+

 

+j

   

+j

+j

Fats

+l

+

+

   

+n

+

 

Soy

   

+

 

+

   

Vitamins

  

+

+

     

Nuts

+d

+

       

Meat

-f

–

–

–

  

+m

+

–

Poultry

-g

    

+

+

  

Rice/miso

    

+

    

Alcohol

+a

+

       
  1. + Indicates dietary component is used to calculate the total dietary score and contributes to a higher score
  2. - indicates dietary component is used to calculate the total dietary score and contributes to a lower score
  3. a Sun 2019 [52] did not include alcohol
  4. b Sun 2019 [52] and Vujkovic 2010 [54] did not include potatoes
  5. c Gaskins 2019 [48], Karayiannis 2018 [49] and Sun 2019 [52] specified unrefined or whole grain; Vujkovic 2010 [54] did not include cereal
  6. d Sun 2019 [52] included nuts
  7. e Gaskins 2019 [48] and Karayiannis 2018 [49] specified full fat dairy; Vujkovic 2010 [54] did not include dairy
  8. f Vujkovic 2010 [54] did not included meat, Gaskins 2019 [48] specified red meat
  9. g Ricci 2019 [50], Sun 2019 [52], and Vujkovic 2010 [54] did not include or specify poultry
  10. h high fat dairy contributed positively, and low-fat dairy contributed negatively
  11. I low pesticide fruits and vegetables contributed positively, and high pesticide fruits and vegetables contributed negatively low pesticide fruits and vegetables contributed positively and high pesticide fruits and vegetables contributed negatively
  12. j only whole grain cereal
  13. k Vujkovic 2010 [54] did not include fruits
  14. l Vujkovic 2010 [54] specified vegetable oil, Ricci 2019 [50] high monounsaturated/saturate fatty acid ratio, Gaskins 2019 [48] and Karayiannis 2018 [49] specified olive oil
  15. m Sugawa 2018 [51] specified red meat
  16. n Sugawa 2018 [51] specified oils