Table 2 Food groups used in factor analysis
From: Major dietary patterns in relation to menstrual pain: a nested case control study
Food groups | Food items |
|---|---|
Red meats | Red meats, ground meats, meatballs, kabob, heart or liver (organ meats) |
Fish | Fish, canned tuna fish |
Poultry | Chicken (with or without skin) |
Eggs | Eggs |
Low fat dairy products | Low fat milk, low fat yoghurt, dough (yoghurt drink) |
High fat dairy products | Whole milk, chocolate milk, high fat yoghurt, cream cheese, other cheese, ice cream, cream |
Tea and coffee | Tea, coffee |
Fruit | Apples or pears, strawberries, cherries, apricots, grapes, peaches or nectarines, figs, cantaloupe or watermelon, bananas, mangos, persimmons, pomegranates, kiwis, oranges or tangerines or lemons, grapefruit, canned fruits, dates, raisins, dried fruits |
Fruit juices | Fruit juices, fruit nectars |
Sugar sweetened beverages | All kinds of sugar sweetened drinks, carbonated beverages |
Cruciferous vegetables | Cabbage |
Green leafy vegetables | Spinach, lettuce |
Yellow vegetables | Carrots |
Tomatoes | Tomatoes, tomato sauce |
Other Vegetables | Green herbs, cucumber, squash or eggplant, celery, mushrooms, garlic, onion, radish, peppers, olives, corn, green beans |
Vegetable patties | Green Herbs patty, potato patty, green bean patty |
Legumes | Chickpeas, lentils, beans, peas, soybeans |
Nuts | Walnuts, almonds, other nuts, Seeds |
Sweets and desserts | Puddings, cakes, cookies, cream cakes or doughnuts, biscuits or wafers |
Pickles | Cucumber pickle, other pickles |
Butter | Butter |
Sugars | Sugars, chocolates, jelly, honey or jam, candies |
Salt | Table salt |
Grains | Iranian breads (lavash, sangak or barbari), rice, pasta, barley |
Potatoes | Potatoes |
French fries | French fries |
Fast food | Pizza, burgers, chicken sandwiches, fried chicken, sausages, lunch meats |
Salty snacks | Potato Chips, corn puffs, crackers, popcorn |
Mayonnaise | Mayonnaise |
Added fats | Added fats |