TABLE 1.

Food grouping used in factor analysis of dietary patterns.

Refined grains	White breads (lavash, baguettes), rice, macaroni, pasta
Whole grains	Dark breads (Iranian)
Fast foods	Pizza, processed meat
Snacks	Biscuits, cakes and pastries, chocolate, ice cream, chips
Dairy products	Whole milk, low‐fat milk, yogurt, breakfast cheese, Dough
Solid fats	Butter, cream, solid oil, tall, salad dressing
Liquid fats	Liquid oil, olive oil
Sugars	Honey, sugar loaf, diabetic sugar, sugar
Fruits	Tree fruit, seasonal fruit, fruit compote, fruit juice, dried fruits
Carbonated beverages	Soft drinks, beer, diet drinks
Teas	Tea
Coffee drinks	Coffee, coffee and milk, Nescafe
Legumes	Beans, soy
Pickled foods	Pickles, salty Cucumber
Green vegetables	The vegetables, lettuce, spinach
Other vegetables	Garlic, onion, tomato, Cucumber, salad (mixed salad of tomato, Cucumber, and onion)
Potatos	Boiled potato, other potatoes, French fries, cutlet, and potato cutlets
Liquid foods	Soup
Eggs	Boiled egg, scrambled eggs
Red Meats	Lamb meat, beef, hunting meat
Organ meats	Heart, liver and kidney, intestine, and viscera
Sea foods	Fish, fish tuna, shrimp
Chicken	Chicken feed
Nuts	Walnut, all types of nuts