Component	Criteria	Score
Vegetables	5 servings/d	10; 1 point less for each 10% less than intake required for full score
Fruit	4 servings/d	Same as above
Nuts and soy	1 serving/d	Same as above
Ratio of white to red meat	4	Same as above
Cereal fiber	15 g/d	Same as above
trans Fat	≤0.5% of energy >0.5 but <4% of energy	10 1 point less for each 10% increment in this range
	≥4%	0
Ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fat	≥1	10; 1 point less for each 10% less than intake required for full score
Long-term multivitamin use Alcohol	≥5 y	7.5 points for ≥5 y regular use; 2.5 for all others
	Men: 1.5–2.5 servings/d; women: 0.5–1.5 servings/d	10
	Intake < ideal	1 point less for each 10% less than ideal intake
	Intake > ideal	1 point less for each 10% above ideal intake
	Men: 0 or >3.5 servings/d; women: 0 or >2.5 servings/d	0