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Table 3 Dietary behaviours from the Healthy Diet Habits Index subscore at baseline to week 10

Dietary Behaviour	Baseline	Week 10	P value
Fruit (serves/day)^a	1.6 ± 1.1	1.6 ± 1.0	0.950
Sugar-sweetened beverages (serves/day)^b	0.6 ± 1.0	0.7 ± 1.2	0.441
Vegetables (serves/day)^c	2.2 ± 1.1	2.8 ± 1.3	< 0.001
Wholegrains (serves/day)^d	5.5 ± 4.6	5.9 ± 4.7	0.382
Total score out of 16	10.6 ± 2.6	11.2 ± 2.6	0.011

^aA serving of fruit is defined as 150 g
^bA serving of a sugar-sweetened beverage is 250 ml
^cA serving of vegetables is defined as 75 g
^dA serving of wholegrains is equivalent to 40 g mixed grain bread
Serving sizes based off the New Zealand Ministry of Health Eating and Activity Guidelines (2020)

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