Acronyms
AAP
American Academy of Pediatrics
ACOG
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ADA
American Dietetic Association
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
APHA
American Public Health Association
BMI
Body mass index
BMR
Basal metabolic rate
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FASEB
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
FNB
Food and Nutrition Board
HTLV-1
Human T lymphocytotropic virus
HIV-1
Human immunodeficiency virus-1
IgA
Secretory immunoglobulin A
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IU
International unit
LH
Luteinizing hormone
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NICHD
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
RDA
Recommended Dietary Allowances
SD
Standard deviation
SEM
Standard error of the mean
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
WHO
World Health Organization
WIC
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children