What is "meddietscore"

There is a tendency in nowadays, the assessment of nutritional habits, especially, in epidemiological studies, to be based on the development of composite diet indexes. Thus, according to the rationale of the Mediterranean dietary pattern, a diet score, the MedDietScore [1] has been developed. In particular, the weekly consumption of the following 9 food groups: non-refined cereals (whole grain bread and pasta, brown rice, etc.), fruit, vegetables, legumes, potatoes, fish, meat and meat products, poultry, full fat dairy products (like cheese, yoghurt, milk), as well as olive oil and alcohol intake, were included.