Table 1.

Dietary Patterns of Selected Healthy Diets

Major Nutrient	Mediterraneanb	Traditional Okinawac	Okinawan Elder’s Dietd	Modern Okinawad	DASHe	Portfoliof
Carbohydrate (% kcal) a	43%	85%	58%	58%	55%	49%
Protein (% kcal)*	13%	9%	16%	15%	18%	20%
Fat (% kcal)*	42%	6%	26%	28%	27%	30%
Sat. Fat (% kcal)	9%	2%	7%	7%	6%	6%
Cholesterol (mg/1000 kcal)	75 mg	--	156 mg	164 mg	72 mg	49 mg
Sodium (mg/d)	2157 mgg	1113 mg	3100 mg	3256 mg	1150 mg	1921 mg
Potassium (mg/d)	3637 mgg	5199 mg	1999 mg	1901 mg	4700 mg	3382 mg

^aMacronutrient data may not equal exactly 100% due to unaccounted alcohol calories and/or rounding error.

^bKromhout et al. 1989

^cWillcox et al. 2007

^dOkinawa Prefecture 2013

^eSacks et al. 2001

^fJenkins et al. 2007a

^gSchroder et al. 2002