Table 3.

Estimated coefficients for the individual food categories according to the LASSO model

Food category	Triglycerides	LDL cholesterol	HDL cholesterol	Total cholesterol
(Intercept)	86.702	85.593	97.060	101.835
Lfat_dairy	.	−0.002	.	−0.001
Hfat_dairy	.	0.007	0.037	0.045
Non_dairy_cream	−0.006	.	−0.007	− 0.013
Meal_repl	−0.058	− 0.087	− 0.052	−0.066
Red_meat	.	0.001	.	0.043
Processed_meat	.	.	.	.
Organ_meats	−0.333	−0.383	−0.394	− 0.472
Poultry	.	.	.	.
Fish	.	.	.	.
Eggs	.	.	−0.011	−0.011
Soups	.	−0.017	−0.005	− 0.021
Refined_grains	.	0.010	0.019	0.031
Sweets	.	0.011	.	0.020
Snacks	.	.	.	−0.003
Nuts	.	.	−0.011	− 0.015
Whole_grains	.	.	−0.006	−0.005
Pizza	.	.	.	−0.001
Fruit	.	.	.	.
Juice	.	.	−0.006	−0.009
Legumes	.	.	−0.012	−0.025
Chili	−0.039	−0.105	− 0.128	−0.137
Potatoes	.	.	.	.
Green_leafy_veg	.	.	0.002	.
Cruciferous_veg	.	.	.	.
Darkyellow_veg	−0.021	.	.	.
Tomatoes	.	.	.	0.013
Other_veg	.	.	0.034	0.036
Margarine	.	−0.024	−0.018	−0.027
Butter	.	−0.019	−0.013	− 0.024
Salad_dressings	.	.	0.007	.
Coffee	.	.	.	.
Tea	−0.002	.	.	.
Liquor	.	−0.032	−0.011	− 0.013
Fruit_juices	.	.	.	.
Soft_drinks	.	.	−0.010	−0.001
Beer	.	.	.	.
Wine	−0.057	− 0.021	−0.006	− 0.038
Gravy	−0.011	− 0.029	−0.041	− 0.048
Age	0.011	0.010	0.009	0.011
Bmi	0.042	0.021	0.004	0.020
Income	0.068	0.063	0.040	0.053
Sex	.	.	.	.
Eth1	.	.	.	.
Eth2	.	.	.	.
Eth3	.	.	.	.
Eth4	.	.	.	.

. = Coefficient shrunk to zero