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Table 4 Percentage distribution of the servings from each food category within the participants

From: A traditional Asian diet modified to meet nutritional requirements of diabetes, has anything changed? A cross-sectional dietary survey

Food group

No. of portions/day

All adults (%)

Males (%)

Females (%)

Starch

>11

43.08

53.48

37.5

≥6

91.86

93.01

91.25

<6

8.1

6.9

8.75

Vegetables

0

4.06

4.6

3.75

>0 and <1

4.06

4.6

3.75

1–3

45.52

46.51

45

>3

46.41

44.18

47.5

Fruits

0

33.33

34.88

32.5

>0 and <1

12.19

6.9

15

1–2

27.64

32.55

25

>2

26.82

25.58

27.5

Meat or alt.

0

24.39

30.23

21.25

>0 and <1

13

9.3

15

1–2

26.82

20.93

30

>2

35.77

39.53

33.75

Pulses

0

43.08

39.53

45

0–1

17.88

9.3

22.5

1–2

22.76

27.9

20

2–3

12.19

16.27

10

>3

4.06

6.9

2.5

Dairy products

0

22.76

16.27

26.25

0–1

69.1

76.74

65

1–2

8.1

6.97

8.75

>2

0

0

0

Added sugar

0

99.18

97.67

1

0–1

0

0

0

>1

0.81

2.32

0