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. 2019 May 2;149(6):1065–1074. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz010

TABLE 1.

Targets for the healthy reference diet and the mean dietary intakes and AHEI scores in men and women aged ≥25 y in 190 countries/territories in 2017 and 19901

Reference healthy diet2  2017 1990
Men Women Both sexes Men Women Both sexes
Total AHEI3 94.0 49.5 50.5 50.0 45.3 45.6 45.4
 Vegetables
  Intake, g/d 300 197 183 190 134 125 129
  AHEI 9.2 5.9 5.5 5.7 4.1 3.8 3.9
 Fruit
  Intake, g/d 200 87.0 99.5 93.4 58.2 68.1 63.2
  AHEI 7.7 3.3 3.8 3.6 2.2 2.6 2.4
 Whole grains
  Intake, g/d 232 29.9 28.0 28.9 28.1 26.2 27.1
  AHEI 10.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2
 Sugar-sweetened beverages
  Intake, g/d 0 58.4 41.5 49.8 55.9 41.5 48.7
  AHEI 10.0 7.6 8.2 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.2
 Nuts and legumes
  Intake, g/d 125 54.3 44.3 49.2 44.2 37.3 40.7
  AHEI 10.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.2 6.5 6.8
 Red/processed meats
  Intake, g/d 14 36.6 24.3 30.4 32.6 22.7 27.6
  AHEI 9.1 7.6 8.4 8.0 7.8 8.5 8.2
Trans fat
  Intake, % of energy 0 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7
  AHEI 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.6 9.3 9.0 9.2
 Long-chain n–3 PUFAs
  Intake, mg/d 250 105.0 90.4 97.6 66.7 60.0 63.3
  AHEI 10.0 2.3 2.0 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.7
 PUFAs
  Intake, % of energy 10 4.3 4.2 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
  AHEI 10.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 1.9 2.0 2.0
 Sodium
  Intake, mg/d 2300 5792 5334 5560 5846 5731 5788
  AHEI 8.0 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8
1

Values are means of dietary intake and the AHEI calculated based on dietary data in 190 countries/territories in the GBD Study 2017. AHEI, Alternate Healthy Eating Index; GBD, Global Burden of Disease.

2

The reference healthy diet was modified slightly from the target dietary pattern in the EAT-Lancet Commission Report (23).

3

The AHEI score ranged from 0 (nonadherence) to 100 (perfect adherence); each of the components was scored from 0 to 10. For fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes, long-chain n–3 PUFAs, and PUFAs, a higher score indicated higher intake. For trans fat, sugar-sweetened beverages, red/processed meat, and sodium, a higher score indicated lower intake.