The primary aim of the present study was to revise the HLD-index. The main alterations derived from the revi- sion of the HLD-index involved changes in the scoring of certain components, as well as the addition of new com- ponents (i.e. the consumption frequency of legumes and eggs). More specifically, changes were made for the scor- ing of five components: fruits, vegetables, grains, milk/ dairy, and meat/meat products. Regarding the consump- tion of fruit, fruit juice was also included in the scoring system with children consuming more fruits but less fruit juice receiving higher scores than children consuming more fruit juice but less fruits. This change was mainly a result of the positive associations observed between fruit juice consumption and childhood obesity in several stud-