Table 1.
Comparison of the dietary components and scores between the original MIND diet and the Malaysian-MIND diet (MY-MINDD)
| MIND diet | Malaysian-MIND diet (MY-MINDD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Components | Score | Components | Score | ||||
| 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Whole grains |
< 1 serving/ day |
1–2 servings/ day |
≥ 3 servings/ day |
Whole grains |
< 1 serving/ day |
1 to < 3 servings/day |
≥ 3 servings/ day |
| Green leafy vegetables |
≤ 2 servings/ week |
> 2 to < 6 servings/week |
6 servings/ week |
Green leafy vegetables |
< 0.5 serving/ day |
0.5 to < 1 serving/day |
≥ 1 serving/ day |
| Other vegetables |
< 5 servings/ week |
5 to < 7 servings/week |
≥ 1 serving/ day |
Other vegetables |
< 1 serving/ day |
1 to < 3 servings/day |
≥ 3 servings/ day |
| Berries |
< 1 serving/ week |
1 serving/ week |
≥ 2 servings/ week |
Flavonoid-rich fruits |
< 1 serving/ week |
1 serving/ week |
≥ 2 servings/ week |
| Olive oil | Not primary oil | Primary oil used | |||||
| Fish (not fried) | Rarely |
1–3 servings/ month |
≥ 1 meals/ week |
Deep-sea fish (not fried) |
< 0.5 serving/ week |
0.5 to < 1 serving/week |
≥ 1 serving/ week |
| Beans |
< 1 meal/ week |
1–3 servings/ week |
> 3 meals/ week |
Legumes and Soy Products |
< 1 serving/ week |
1 to < 3 servings/ week |
≥ 3 servings/ week |
| Nuts |
< 1 serving/ month |
1 serving/ month - <5 servings/week |
≥ 5 servings/ week |
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| Poultry (not fried) |
< 1 meal/ week |
1 serving/ week |
≥ 2 meals/ week |
Poultry (not fried) |
< 1 serving/ week |
1 serving/ week |
≥ 2 servings/ week |
| Wine | > 1 glass/day or never |
1 serving/ month − 6 servings/week |
1 glass/ day |
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| Pastries and sweets |
≥ 7 servings/ week |
5–6 servings/ week |
< 5 servings/ week |
Desserts, Sweetened Kuih & Beverages |
≥ 7 servings/ week |
5 to 6 servings/week |
< 5 servings/ week |
| Butter, margarine |
> 2 servings/ day |
1–2 servings/ day |
< 1 serving/day | Butter, Margarine |
> 2 Tbsp/ day |
1 to 2 Tbsp/ day |
< 1 Tbsp/ day |
| Cheese |
≥ 7 servings/ week |
1–6 servings/ week |
< 1 serving/week | ||||
| Red meat and products |
≥ 7 meals/ week |
4–6 servings/ week |
< 4 meals/ week |
Red meat |
≥ 7 servings/ week |
4–6 servings/ week |
< 4 servings/ week |
| Fried/fast foods |
≥ 4 times/ week |
1–3 servings/ week |
< 1 time/ week |
Fried/fast foods |
≥ 4 servings/ week |
1–3 servings/ week |
< 1 serving/ week |
Abbreviations MIND, Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay; MY-MINDD, Malaysian version of the MIND