Table 3.

Average daily food patterns between normal weight and overweight young adults. Values are means ± SD.

	Normal weight	Overweight
Green leafy vegetables (servings)	0.61 ± 0.9	0.16 ± 0.3 *
Lettuce (servings)	0.76 ± 0.7	0.47 ± 0.8
Green vegetables (servings)	1.42 ± 1.2	0.75 ± 1.2 *
Carrots (servings)	0.37 ± 0.7	0.24 ± 0.4
Orange Squashes (servings)	0.04 ± 0.2	0.23 ± 1.3
Onions (Tbsp)	1.24 ± 2.1	2.01 ± 3.2
Other vegetables (servings)	0.86 ± 1.0	0.87 ± 0.9
Fresh tomatoes (servings)	0.85 ± 0.9	0.62 ± 0.1.7
Tomato sauces, ketchup (Tbsp)	2.42 ± 3.7	3.13 ± 0.3.5
Fruit (servings)	2.66 ± 2.3	1.16 ± 1.0 *
Fruit juice (fl os.)	10.08 ± 14.4	6.21 ± 8.6
Whole grain breads (servings)	2.28 ± 2.0	0.58 ± 0.6 *
Brown rice (servings)	0.16 ± 0.5	0.16 ± 0.4
Cold cereals (servings)	0.70 ± 1.3	0.30 ± 0.4
Hot cereals (servings)	0.02 ± 0.08	0.06 ± 0.23
Seeds (Tbsp)	0.18 ± 0.56	0.1 ± 0.42
Nuts (servings)	0.70 ± 1.51	0.11 ± 0.43
Dried fruit (servings)	0.63 ± 0.86	0.02 ± 0.11 *
Olive oil (Tbsp)	0.73 ± 1.52	0.58 ± 0.40
Red wine (fl os.)	0.17 ± 0.43	0.11 ± 0.63
Beer (fl os.)	0.96 ± 4.31	0.42 ± 2.56
Beans (servings)	0.26 ± 0.42	0.21 ± 0.66
Legumes (servings)	0.28 ± 0.52	0.1 ± 0.31
Fresh garlic (cloves)	0.26 ± 0.56	0.21 ± 0.59
Soy (servings)	0.52 ± 1.03	0.33 ± 0.67
Tea (fl.os.)	0.8 ± 3.7	1.5 ± 2.1

^*different from non-obese at p<0.05.