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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 11.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Nov;88(5):1405–1412.

% Food group factor loading values on the dietary patterns of fats and processed meat and of whole grains and fruit

Fats and processed meats Whole grains and fruit
Added fats and oils 0.65 0.18
Processed meat 0.63 −0.12
Fried potatoes 0.60 −0.09
Salty snacks 0.50 0.08
Desserts 0.48 0.10
High-fat cheese or cream sauce 0.42 0.16
Red meat 0.42 −0.13
Pizza 0.42 0.08
Sweet breads 0.41 0.11
Pasta or potato salad 0.41 0.29
Ice cream 0.40 0.15
White potatoes 0.37 0.04
Poultry 0.36 0.01
Sugar-sweetened soda 0.36 −0.16
Sweets 0.36 0.13
Eggs or omelets 0.34 −0.08
Chicken, tuna, or egg salad 0.30 0.30
Coffee 0.29 0.16
Cream-based soup 0.28 0.11
Refined-grain bread, rice, cereal, pasta 0.28 −0.19
Cream in coffee or tea 0.23 0.08
Beer 0.19 −0.03
Fish 0.14 0.13
Whole milk 0.13 −0.07
Seeds or nuts 0.13 0.46
Cottage or ricotta cheese 0.12 0.30
Tomatoes 0.12 0.25
Other alcohol 0.11 0.16
Diet soda 0.10 0.10
Other soups 0.09 −0.09
Hot chocolate 0.09 0.08
High-fat Chinese dishes 0.05 −0.21
Fruit juice 0.05 0.24
Low-fat dairy desserts 0.04 0.28
Other vegetables 0.04 0.27
Meal replacement drinks 0.03 0.10
Green, leafy vegetables 0.01 0.38
Low-fat milk 0.01 0.33
Yogurt 0.01 0.21
Whole-grain bread, rice, cereal, pasta 0.01 0.59
Tea −0.03 0.09
Beans −0.04 0.09
Dark yellow vegetables −0.15 0.21
Soy foods or soy milk −0.15 0.05
Avocados or guacamole −0.15 0.10
Fruit −0.17 0.55
Cruciferous vegetables −0.18 0.13