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Table 1 MIND diet components

From: Association between adherence to MIND diet and general and abdominal obesity: a cross-sectional study

Brain healthy foods

 Green leafy vegetables

Cabbage, greens, lettuce

 Other vegetables

Green/red peppers, raw carrot, potato, peas or lima beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, eggplant, onion, cucumber

 Berries

Strawberries (strawberry, cherries, fresh berries)

 Nuts

Walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, almonds, peanuts

 Whole grains

Dark bread (Iranian)

 Fish

Fish

 Beans

Beans, lentils, peas, chick pea, mung bean

 Poultry

Chicken

Brain unhealthy foods

 Butter, margarine

Butter, margarine, animal fats

 Cheese

Cheese

 Red meat and products

Red meat, hamburger, sausages

 Fast fried foods

French fries, pizza

 Pastries and sweets

Biscuit, cake, chocolate, ice cream, confections, cocoa, Gaz (an Iranian confectionery made of sugar, nuts and tamarisk), Gooshfil (an Iranian confectionery made of white flour and sugar)