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WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change
FNS
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
FSIS
Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
FSRG
Food Surveys Research Group, U.S. Department of Agriculture
FY
Fiscal year
g
Gram or grams
GAO
U.S. General Accounting Office (became U.S. Government Accountability Office on July 7, 2004)
h
Hour or hours
HEI
Healthy Eating Index
Inadeq
Inadequate
IOM
Institute of Medicine, The National Academies
IRI
Information Resources, Inc., Chicago, IL
ISU
Iowa State University
IU
International Unit or International Units
IZiNCG
International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group
kcal
Kilocalorie or kilocalories
kg
Kilogram or kilograms
lb
Pound or pounds
LSRO
Life Sciences Research Office
m
Meter or meters
mcg
Microgram or micrograms
mg
Milligram or milligrams
mL
Milliliter of milliliters
mo
Month or months
n
Sample size (e.g., number of individuals included in analysis sample)
na
Not applicable
N/A
Not available
NAS
National Academy of Sciences, The National Academies
NAWD
National Association of WIC Directors (currently National WIC Association)
NCC
Nutrition Coordinating Center, University of Minnesota