Table 2.

Responder compliance to the Mediterranean food pyramid recommendations

	Compliant (%)	Non-compliant (%)
Every main meal
Vegetables, ≥ 2 s	34.8	65.2
Fruits, ≥ 3 s	18.9	81.1
Bread, pasta etc., 4 s	26.8	73.2
Every day
Milk and diary, 2–3 s	21.1	78.9
Nuts, 1 s	25.0	75.0
Herbs and spices	63.7	36.3
Olive oil, 3 s	46.6	53.4
Hydration	48.4	51.6
Every week
White meat, 1–2 s	65.9	34.1
Fish and seafood, ≥ 2 s	40.3	59.7
Legumes, ≥ 2 s	45.0	55.0
Eggs, 1–4	73.8	26.2
Red meat, 1 s	51.3	48.7
Processed meat, 1 s	44.0	56.0
Sweets, ≤ 2 s	59.1	40.9
Physical activity	62.1	37.9

Compliance rates of at least 50% are indicated in bold

Data are expressed as %

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