| Beneficial components, servings/d |
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| Fruits |
4.00 (3.89-4.11) |
½-c (120 mL) or 1 medium piece of citrus and noncitrus fruit, or ½-c (120 mL) of juice |
| Legumes |
0.87 (0.85-0.90) |
42 g of nuts or 2 tbsp (10 mL) of nut butters or seeds, or ½-c (120 mL) of legumes |
| Cereals |
6.17 (6.11-6.23) |
Greater than sex-specific energy-adjusted median intake of whole grains (servings/d) |
| Fish |
3.70 (3.67-3.72) |
28 g of fish or shellfish |
| Vegetables |
2.16 (2.13-2.20) |
1 c (240 mL) of raw leafy vegetables or ½-c (120 mL) of other cooked or raw vegetables (dark-green, deep-yellow, other starchy vegetables), or ½-c (120 mL) of juice |
| Detrimental components, servings/d |
|
|
| Meat |
3.07 (2.99-3.15) |
28 g of red or processed meat |
| Dairy products |
1.62 (1.60-1.64) |
1 c (240 mL) of milk or yogurt or 42 g of natural cheese or 52 g of processed cheese |
| Mild-to-moderate alcohol consumption, drinks/d |
0.22 (0.19-0.25) |
112 g of wine or 336 g of beer or 42 g of liquor |
| Monounsaturated-to-saturated fat (ratio) |
1.15 (1.14-1.16) |
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