The Impact of Abdominal Obesity Status on Cardiovascular Response to the Mediterranean Diet

Table 1

Servings of key foods of the Mediterranean pyramid consumed daily during the Mediterranean diet intervention for a 10460 kJ/d (2500 kcal/d) menu.

Key foods*	MedDiet (servings/d)
Olive oil (mL)	43.3
Whole grains products	5.7
Fruits and vegetables	16.1
Legumes	0.5
Nuts	0.9
Cheese and yogurt	2.0 Mostly low in fat
Fish	1.3
Poultry	0.9
Eggs	0.3
Sweets	0.3
Red meat	0.2
Red wine	1.3

MedDiet: Mediterranean diet.
*Extra virgin and virgin olive oils were used. Serving size for whole grains products = 125 mL (rice, pasta, bulgur, and couscous), one bread piece or 30 g cereal; serving size for fruits and vegetables = 125 mL; serving size for legumes = 175 mL and for nuts = 30 g; serving size for fish, poultry and red meat = 75 g; serving size for egg = 100 g; serving size for dairy products (mostly low fat cheese and yogurt) = 50 g cheese, 175 g yogurt, and 250 mL milk; serving size for red wine = 150 mL.