Table 2.

Description of food groups for the ‘Polish-adapted Mediterranean Diet’ score (0–8 points) calculation.

Food Group/Dietary Items	Criteria for 1 Point
Vegetables: raw or cooked: cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, carrot, pepper, spinach, endive, lettuce, leek, celery, parsley, tomato, cucumber, cabbage, zucchini, pumpkin, eggplant, beets, parsnips, onion, garlic, radish, turnip, artichoke, asparagus, salads with mixed vegetables	Greater than median intake (times/day) *
Fruit: apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums, grapes, kiwis, oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, lemons, pomelos, pineapple, watermelon, melon, fresh dactyls, fresh figs, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, currants, bananas, apples, pears, avocado	Greater than median intake (times/day) *
Whole grains: whole-grain bread, whole-grain groats, brown rice, wholemeal pasta	Greater than median intake (times/day) *
Fish: freshwater fish (perch, panga, trout, carp, eel,) and marine fish (cod, salmon, sardines, hake, herring, tuna, mackerel, halibut)	Greater than median intake (times/day) *
Legumes: fresh or canned: corn, green beans, dry seeds of legumes in dishes: beans, soybeans, peas, chickpeas, hummus	Greater than median intake (times/day) *
Nuts and seeds: peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, pistachios, cashews, coconut, chestnuts,pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, wheat germ	Greater than median intake (times/day) *
Ratio of vegetable oils (rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, linseed oil, olives) to animal fat (butter, cream, lard) instead of ratio of monounsaturated to saturated fat	Greater than median intake (times/day) *
Red and processed meat: red meat (pork, beef, veal), venison, sausages, ham, liver, entrails, bacon, pate	Lower than median intake (times/day) *

* The reference median of the food frequency consumption in the initial control sample (Table 3).