Research Article

Can Following Paleolithic and Mediterranean Diets Reduce the Risk of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Cross-Sectional Study on Iranian Women

Table 1

Mediterranean diet Paleolithic diet score measurement.

Intake categoryScoringMediterranean diet scorePaleolithic diet score

Maximum intake “best”Number of points assigned to each quintile equals quintile rank (for example, the highest and lowest quintiles received +5 and +1 points, respectively)Vegetable,
fruit,
lean meat,
fish, and
nut
Monounsaturated: saturated fat ratio
Vegetable,
fruit,
fruit and vegetable diversity,
lean meat,
fish,
nut

Lowest intakeReverse quintile rank = number of points allocated to each quintile (e.g., the top and lowest quintiles received +1 and +5 points, respectively)Red meat and processed meat,
sodium (mg)
Calcium,
red meat and processed meat,
sodium,
dairy food
grain and starches,
baked good
sugar-sweetened beverages

Moderate intakeThe third quintile accumulated +5 points, the second and fourth quintiles accumulated +3 points, and the first and fifth quintiles accumulated +1 pointDairy foods
grain and starches