Table 2.

Adherence to the recommendations from the Swedish national food administration [15], regarding the seven food groups, total n = 834 except for group number 4, total n = 813

Group	Food type	Follows the recommendation (%)
1	Bread	11.4%
2	Fish and seafood	11.4%
3	Fruit and vegetables	15.5%
4	Fat	30.6%
5	Cheese (20–40%)	37.7%
6	Sweets	40.9%
7	Fast food	89.2%

Clarification: To reach the recommendations the subjects should; eat bread with whole grain three times per day or more, eat fish and seafood two to three times per week or more, and eat fruit and vegetables five times per day or more. Preferably chose unsaturated fat and eat cheese and sausages once a week or less. The group named “sweets” includes candy, buns, soft drinks and French fries. Candy, buns, soft drinks, and French fries should be eaten less than three times a week