Table 1.

Conversion table from qualitative questions into quantitative questions of the IASE index.

Conversion Table Applied to IASE
Variables	Score
	10	7.5	5	2.5	0
Fruit	1 piece/portion a day, 2–4 portions a day, ≥5 portions a day				Never or rarely
Vegetables	Every day	≥5 pieces per week, 2–4 pieces a week	1 piece/ration a week		Never or rarely
Cereals	Every day	≥3 times a week	1–2 times a week		Never or rarely
Milk	Every day	≥3 times a week	1–2 times a week		Never or rarely
Medium between white and red meat	1–2 times a week	≥3 times a week		Every day	Never or very rarely
Legumes	1–2 times a week	≥3 times a week		Every day	Never or very rarely
Soft drinks	Never or rarely	Very few times (2 times maximum per month)	One glass per week	≥2 glasses per week	2 glasses every day, 3–5 glasses every day, ≥5 glasses every day
Variety	2 points if each of the daily recommendations is met, 1 point if each of the weekly recommendations is met.