Table 2.

Selected dietary characteristics among high adherers of a low-fat, reduced-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style or Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) diet pattern among women who participated in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study^* (Mean values and standard deviations)

	Low-fat diet		Reduced-carbohydrate diet		Mediterranean-style diet		DGA diet
Total energy intake (kJ/d)	5770	2117	7251	3673	7870	3008	6012	2092
Total energy intake (kcal/d)	1379	506	1733	878	1881	719	1437	500
Carbohydrates (g/d)	211	80	163	86	258	86	205	71
Added sugar (teaspoon equivalents)	8	6	8	6	10	6	8	5
Total dietary fat (g/d)	32	14	79	47	59	36	42	20
Saturated fat (g/d)	10	5	27	17	18	12	13	6
Monounsaturated fat (g/d)	12	5	30	18	23	14	16	8
Polyunsaturated fat (g/d)	7	3	16	10	13	8	10	5
Trans-fat (g/d)	2	1	6	4	4	3	3	2
Protein (g/d)	60	25	74	40	79	32	64	25
Total dietary fibre (g/d)	18	8	12	6	24	7	19	7
Soluble fibre (g/d)	5	2	3	2	6	2	5	2
Insoluble fibre (g/d)	13	6	9	5	18	5	14	5
Dietary cholesterol (mg/d)	132	72	299	199	200	138	153	85
Servings of fruit	3	1	1	1	3	1	3	1
Servings of vegetables	3	1	2	1	3	1	3	1
Total grains (ounce equivalents)	5	3	4	3	6	3	4	2
Whole grains	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Non-whole grains	3	2	4	3	4	2	3	1
Alcohol intake (servings/week)	3	6	6	9	4	4	2	3

^*High adherers to the low-fat and reduced-carbohydrate diet patterns were those in the bottom quintile of percentage of total energy intake from the nutrient of interest, whereas high adherers to the Mediterranean-style and DGA diets were those in the top quintile for Alternate Mediterranean Diet score and 2010 Healthy Eating Index score, respectively.