Table 3. Population distribution with respect to the cut-off points for intake within or outside recommendations according to the MDS and MDSS.
| Within Recommendation * | Outside Recommendation ** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Above | |||
| Fruit | MDS | 71.0 | 29.0 | - |
| MDSS | 78.9 | 21.1 | 0.0 | |
| Nuts | MDS | - | - | - |
| MDSS | 54.5 | 35.4 | 10.1 | |
| Vegetables | MDS | 52.4 | 47.6 | - |
| MDSS | 11.4 | 88.6 | - | |
| Cereals | MDS | 46.6 | 53.4 | - |
| MDSS | 50.1 | 49.9 | 0.0 | |
| Potatoes | MDS | - | - | - |
| MDSS | 77.3 | - | 22.7 | |
| Olive Oil | MDS | - | - | - |
| MDSS | 87.3 | 9.0 | 3.7 | |
| MUFA/SFA | MDS | 53.5 | 46.5 | - |
| MDSS | - | - | - | |
| Dairy products | MDS | 52.5 | 47.5 | |
| MDSS | 36.0 | 11.5 | 52.5 | |
| Legumes | MDS | 52.8 | 47.2 | - |
| MDSS | 56.3 | 43.7 | - | |
| Eggs | MDS | - | - | - |
| MDSS | 65.7 | 20.0 | 14.3 | |
| Fish | MDS | 69.1 | 30.9 | - |
| MDSS | 73.4 | 26.6 | - | |
| Meat | MDS | 40.9 | - | 59.1 |
| MDSS | - | - | - | |
| White meat | MDS | - | - | - |
| MDSS | 24.8 | 18.3 | 56.9 | |
| Red meat | MDS | - | - | - |
| MDSS | 32.0 | - | 68.0 | |
| Sweets | MDS | - | - | - |
| MDSS | 63.4 | - | 36.6 | |
| Fermented beverages | MDS | 18.8 | 81.2 | - |
| MDSS | 18.8 | 81.2 | 1.2 | |
* Within recommendations for MDS: intake > median for vegetables, legumes, fruits and nuts, cereals, MUFA/SFA, and fish; intake < median for meat, poultry, and dairy products; and fermented beverages intake between 5–25 g/day [10]. Within recommendations for MDSS: according to the food frequency recommended in the new Mediterranean Diet Pyramid [16].
** Outside recommendations for MDS: all other intakes. Outside recommendation for MDSS: below or above the food frequency recommended in the new Mediterranean Diet Pyramid [16].