TABLE 4.
Frequency of consumption of the various food groups in the current diet and the desirable one and their impact on the Mediterranean Diet Score (Source: Authors).
| Food group | Food frequency (servings/Month) |
Mediterranean Diet Score |
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| Current | Desirable | Current | Desirable | |
| Wholegrain | 1−4 | > 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Potatoes | 1−4 | 1−4 | 1 | 1 |
| Fruit | 9−12 | > 18 | 3 | 5 |
| Vegetables | 9−12 | > 18 | 3 | 5 |
| Legumes | 5−8 | > 18 | 2 | 5 |
| Fish | 13−18 | > 18 | 4 | 5 |
| Red Meat | > 18 | 1−4 | 0 | 4 |
| Poultry | 9−12 | 9−12 | 2 | 2 |
| Dairy products | > 18 | >18 | 0 | 0 |
| Olive oil | Daily | Daily | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 21 | 37 | ||