Table 2.

Intake of different foods in Saudi Arabia estimated from the FFQ

No.	Food type	Najran city (this study)	Saudi Arabia (other studies)
1	Rice	243 g	160 g—Riyadh City—Al-Kanhal et al. (1999) [65]
2	Wheat	161 g	298 g—Riyadh City—Nigatu et al. (2015) [66]
3	Meat	199.8 g	75 g—All thirteen administrative regions of Saudi Arabia—Moradi-Lakeh et al. (2017) [67] 116.69 g—Riyadh City—Al-Othman et al. (2012) [60] 47.60 g—Jeddah City—Al-Ahmary (2009) [57]
4	Chicken	170.4 g	75 g—All thirteen administrative regions of Saudi Arabia—Moradi-Lakeh et al. (2017) [67]
5	Vegetables	195 g	105 g—All thirteen administrative regions of Saudi Arabia—Moradi-Lakeh et al. (2017) [67] 203 g—Riyadh City—Al-Othman et al. (2012) [60]
6	Fruits	149.5 g	103 g—All thirteen administrative regions of Saudi Arabia—Moradi-Lakeh et al. (2017) [67] 90.54 g—Riyadh City—Al-Othman et al. (2012) [60] 289.50 g—Jeddah City—Al-Ahmary (2009) [57]
7	Fish	28.1 g	75 g—All thirteen administrative regions of Saudi Arabia—Moradi-Lakeh et al. (2017) [67]
8	Date	173 g	95.34 g—All regions of Saudi Arabia—Al-Shreed et al. (2012) [66] 100 g—All regions of Saudi Arabia—Kamel et al. (2007) [69]