Table 1 Food grouping used in the dietary pattern analysis
From: Dietary patterns in relation to glioma: a case–control study
Food groups | Food items |
|---|---|
Processed meats | Salted and smoked meat, hamburgers, sausage, cold cuts, other cured meat (like nugget) |
Cured fish | Canned tuna fish, smoked and salted fish |
Red meats | Beef, lamb, kebab |
Organ meats | Beef liver, brain, tongue, kidney |
Fish | Fried fish or fish sandwich and other fish broiled or baked |
Poultry | Chicken |
Eggs | Eggs |
Dairy products | Skim, low or high-fat and whole milk, low and high-fat yogurt, chocolate milk, cream and cheese |
Citrus fruits and juices | Oranges, tangerine, lemons, grapefruit, orange juice or grapefruit juice, lemon juice |
Other fruits and juices | Pomegranates, kiwi, melon, cantaloupe, watermelon, dates, dried fruits, raisins or grapes, pears, peaches, plums, mulberry, cherries, apricots, strawberries, bananas, apples, other fruit juices (except for citrus fruits juices) |
Cruciferous vegetables | Cabbage or cauliflower and Brussels sprouts |
Yellow vegetables | Carrots, carrot juice |
Tomato | Tomato, tomato sauce |
High-nitrate vegetables | Beet, turnip, radish, lettuce, spinach, celery, other vegetables (like parsley, coriander, etc.) |
Other vegetables | Green beans, raw onions, bell pepper, mixed vegetables, green vegetable, eggplant, squash, cucumber |
Legumes | Beans, peas, lentils, soy, split peas, other legumes |
Garlic | Garlic |
French fries | French fries |
Whole grains | Dark breads (Iranian), barley bread, popcorn and corn, wheat germ, bulgur |
Refined grains | White breads (lavash, baguettes, tafton), pasta, rice, potatoes |
Snacks | Potato chips |
Nuts | Walnuts, roasted seeds, mixed nuts (peanuts, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts) |
Olives | Olives, olive oils |
Non-healthy oils | Hydrogenated fats, animal fats, butter, cream, mayonnaise |
Vegetable oils | Vegetable oils (except for olive oil) |
Sugars | Sugars, candies, chocolates, jam and honey, local sweets |
Sweets and desserts | Pastries |
Ice cream | Ice cream |
Soft drinks | Soft drinks |
Yogurt drink | Doogh |
Tea | Tea |
Coffee | Coffee |
Condiments | Condiments, fried and cooked onions, fried and cooked garlics |
Salt | Salt |
Pickles | Pickles |
Alcohol | Wine, liquor |