VII. 1  Efficacy: Congenital defect detection in pregnancies. 2  Multiple of median (MOM) cut-off over 2.0 to 2.5. 3  False Positive Rate in normal pregnancies: 5%. 4  Trisomy 21 sensitivity: 21%. 5  Only marker in Triple Screen for Neural Tube Defect Anencephaly sensitivity: 90%. Spina bifida sensitivity: 80%.
Vegetables should be consumed in large amounts when following the Mediterranean diet. Featured foods include artichokes, eggplant, celery, broccoli, onions, peas, peppers, sweet potatoes, lettuce, mushrooms, celery and tomatoes. In place of sweets, fruits are eaten for desserts.
According to BBC Good Food, the Mediterranean diet, which hails from the traditional culinary lifestyles of the Italians, French, Greeks and Spaniards, involves eating plenty of vegetables, fruits and beans, as well as cereal-based products like whole grain pasta, bread and brown rice.