TABLE 1.

Differences between servings in the SEAD, Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, and Nordic diet¹

Components	SEAD (40)	Mediterranean diet (41)	DASH diet (30)	Nordic diet (42, 43)
Whole-grain bread	≥1 servings/d	≥1 servings/d	Not specified	3–4 servings/d
Rice and cereals	≥1 servings/d, whole grain	1–2 servings/main meal	Grains: 6–8 servings/d	Lunch cereals: 1.5 servings/d (muesli, oat bran, barley flakes)Whole grain: 3 servings/wk
Potatoes	≥1 servings/d	≤3 servings/wk	Not specified	>2.5 servings/d
Vegetable oil	Frequent use of olive oil	Frequent use of olive oil	Fat and oils: 2–3 servings/d	Frequent use of canola oil
Fresh fruit	≥2 servings/d	1–2 servings/main meal	4–5 servings/d	>3 servings/d
Vegetables	≥2 servings/dBrassicas, ≥3 servings/wk	≥2 servings/main meal	4–5 servings/d	>3 servings/d
Legumes	≥2 servings/wk	≥2 servings/wk	4–5 servings/wk	High consumption but not a concrete recommendation
Fish	≥3 servings/wk	≥2 servings/wk	≤ 2 servings/d	3–5 servings/wk
Sea food	≥1 servings/wk	Not specified	Not specified	High consumption but not a concrete recommendation
Meat	Pork, ≥1 servings/wkPoultry/game, ≥1 servings/wkVeal, ≥1 servings/wk	White meat, 2 servings/wkRed meat, <2 servings/wk	Lean meat, poultry: ≤ 2 servings/d	Meat, ≤5 servings/wkPoultry, ≤3 servings/wk
Dairy products	≥2 servings/d	2 servings/d	2–3 servings/d (fat-free or low-fat)	1–2 servings/wk
Eggs	≥3 servings/wk	2–4 servings/wk	≤4 servings/wk	Without exceeding total cholesterol intake recommendation
Nuts	Preferably chestnuts, walnuts, and almonds, ≥2 servings/wk	1–2 servings/d	4–5 servings/wk	0.5 servings/d (preferably almonds)
Sweets	Never or hardly ever	≤2 servings/wk	≤5 servings/wk	For weekends
Alcohol2	Wine, ≥1 servings/d	Fermented beverages, 1–2 glass/d	≤2 drinks/d for men and ≤1 drink/d for women	Beer in moderation

¹DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; SEAD, Southern European Atlantic diet.

²Glass/drink: wine, 100 mL; beer, 200 mL.