TABLE 2.
Standardized food group definitions in the protocol disseminated to participants
| Standardized food group definitions | No. of food items | Food items included from your cohort's questionnaire1 | |
| Meats (excluding poultry/game birds) | Total fresh, processed, organ, and other meats (sum of subgroups) | ||
| (a) Fresh red meats | Include game meats and content of mixed dishes; exclude poultry and organ meats (reported separately) | ||
| (b) Processed meats | Include sausages, ham, tinned meats, and similar items, including content of mixed dishes | ||
| (c) Organ meats | Liver and other organs, including content of mixed dishes | ||
| (d) Other red meats | Other meats not included above | ||
| Poultry and game birds | Total poultry and game birds, including content of mixed dishes | Also include rabbit, where eaten | |
| Seafood (fish and shellfish) | Total fresh and processed fish, including content of mixed dishes | ||
| (a) Fresh, frozen, or tinned fatty fish (>5 g fat/100 g) | Include content of mixed dishes and tinned fish in oil or water; exclude other processed fish (ie, salted, smoked, pickled) | ||
| (b) Fresh, frozen, or tinned lower-fat fish (≤5 g fat/100 g) | Include content of mixed dishes and tinned fish in oil or water; exclude other processed fish (ie, salted, smoked, pickled) | ||
| (c) Shellfish, squid, other seafood | Include fresh, frozen, or tinned seafood; exclude salted, smoked, or pickled | ||
| (d) Other processed or preserved fish and shellfish | Include salted, smoked, pickled fish and shellfish | ||
| Milk, cream, yogurt | Milk, cream, and yogurt, including with coffee/tea, etc | ||
| (a) Full-fat milk | Include reconstituted powdered milk (ie, with water content) | ||
| (b) Reduced/nonfat milk (≤2%) | Include reconstituted powdered milk (ie, with water content) | ||
| (c) Other milk products/types | Include cream, buttermilk, evaporated milk, etc | ||
| (d) Full-fat yogurt | Yogurt/yogurt drinks, plain/with fruit | ||
| (e) Reduced-fat yogurt | Yogurt/yogurt drinks, plain/with fruit | ||
| Fruit | Total fruit, including juices (do not include jams/jellies) | ||
| (a) Fresh fruit, excluding juices | All types of fresh fruit (citrus, berries, etc) | ||
| (b) Fruit juices | Fruit juices only (do not include flavored drinks with low fruit content, if possible to exclude)2 | ||
| (c) Canned fruit | |||
| (d) Dried fruit | Dried fruit such as apricots; exclude nuts and seeds (reported above) | ||
| Vegetables | Total vegetables, including all types of vegetables (leafy, fruiting, mushrooms, etc); include juices, if applicable | ||
| (a) Raw vegetables | |||
| (b) Cooked vegetables | |||
| (c) Vegetable juices (if consumed) | |||
| Σ fruit and vegetables combined | Combined intakes of fruit and vegetable food groups |
1
Please describe each item.
2
If fresh-squeezed available separately from other juices, please provide.