| AHEI | Alternative Healthy Eating Index |
| aMED | the Alternate Mediterranean Diet |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CV | coefficients of variation |
| DASH | the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension |
| FFQ | food frequency questionnaire |
| FlOP | fluorescent oxidation products |
| FI | fluorescent intensity units |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| NHS | Nurses’ Health Study |