Table 1.

Composition of plant-based dietary indices.^*

Plant-based index emphasis	Healthy plant foods	Less healthy plant foods	Animal foods
Overall PDI: higher intake of all plant foods and lower intake of all animal foods	Whole grains Fruits Vegetables Nuts Legumes Vegetable oils Tea/Coffee	Refined grains Fruit juices Potatoes Sweets/deserts Sugar-sweetened beverages	Meat Fish/seafood Animal fats Dairy Eggs Miscellaneous animal-based foods
Healthful PDI: higher intake of healthy plant foods and lower intakes of unhealthy plant foods and all animal foods
Unhealthful PDI: higher intake of unhealthy plant foods and lower intakes of healthy plant foods and all animal foods

PDI, plant-based dietary index. ^*Food categories as defined by Satija et al. (4).