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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Minerva Pediatr. 2002 Jun;54(3):179–186.

Table II.

Number of servings by food groups for girls consuming high fat (>30%) and low fat (≤30%) diets.13

Food groups Low fat intake group * (n = 84) High fat intake group* (n = 108) Recommended No. of serving
Grains (# servings) 5.0±0.2a 4.7±0,1a 6
Vegetables (# servings) 1.7±0.1a 1.5±0.1a 3
Fruits (# servings) 1.8±0.1a 1.3±0.1b 2
Dairy (# servings) 2.7±0.1a 2.9±0.2a 2
Meat (# servings) 1.1±0.1a 1.3±0.1b 2
Fats and sweets (# servings) 4.6±0.2a 5.3±0.3b NA
Total healthy eating index 78.4±0.8a 69.6±0.8b 100 (max. score)
Total healthy eating index excluding fat items 50.1±0.8a 48.4±0.6b 70 (max. score)
*

Low fat intake group; >20% but ≤30% of energy from flat. High fat intake group; >30% of energy from fat.

a, b

Values with the same letter are not significantly different between the groups at p<0.05.