24HDR |
24-hour dietary recall |
AE |
adult equivalent |
AIS |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
ARC |
Agriculture Research Centre (Egypt) |
ASR |
age-standardized incidence rate |
ASSA |
Actuarial Society of South Africa |
BHS |
barangay health station (the Philippines) |
BMD |
bone mass density |
BMI |
body mass index |
BP |
blood pressure |
CAPMAS |
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (Egypt) |
CED |
chronic energy deficiency |
CHD |
coronary heart diseases |
CHNS |
China Economic, Population, Nutrition and Health Survey |
CU |
consumption unit |
CVD |
cardiovascular disease |
DALY |
disability-adjusted life year |
DES |
dietary energy supply |
DLHS |
District-Level Household Survey (India) |
DR-NCD |
diet-related non-communicable disease |
DWCD |
Department of Women and Child Development (China) |
EDHS |
Egypt Demographic and Health Survey |
EHDR |
Egypt Human Development Report |
EMR |
East Mediterranean Region |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FBG |
fasting blood glucose |
FCT |
Food Composition Table (the Philippines) |
FHSIS |
Field Health Service Information System (the Philippines) |
FNRI-DOST |
Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology (the Philippines) |
FTRI |
Food Technology Research Institute (Egypt) |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GDI |
gender development index |
GNP |
gross national product |
HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
HDI |
human development index |
HES |
Health Examination Survey (Egypt) |
HIV/AIDS |
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
HPE |
Health Profile of Egypt |
HSRC |
Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa) |
IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
ICCIDD |
International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders |
ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
ICMR |
Indian Council of Medical Research |
ICN |
International Conference on Nutrition (Rome, December 1992, FAO and WHO) |
IDA |
iron-deficiency anaemia |
IDD |
iodine deficiency disorder |
IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
IGT |
impaired glucose tolerance |
IIPS |
International Institute of Population Sciences |
INEGI |
National Institute of Informatics, Statistics and Geography (Mexico) |
INP |
India Nutrition Profile |
ISCC |
inter-sectoral coordinating committee/council |
IUGR |
intrauterine growth retardation |
LAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean (region) |
LBW |
low birth weight |
LPE |
Lipid Profile among Egyptians |
MCDS |
Mexican Chronic Diseases Survey |
MDG |
Millennium Development Goal |
MECC |
Middle East Cancer Consortium |
MHIES |
Mexican Household Income and Expenditure Survey |
MHS |
Mexican Health Survey |
MISS |
Mexican Institute of Social Security |
MNE |
multinational enterprise |
MNS |
Mexican Nutrition Survey |
MOHP |
Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt) |
MPCE |
monthly per capita expenditure |
MTPPAN |
Medium-Term Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition |
NAP |
National Agricultural Policy (India) |
NCD |
non-communicable disease |
NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics |
NCI |
National Cancer Institute (Egypt) |
NCPR |
National Cancer Registry Programme (India) |
NFCS |
National Food Consumption Survey (South Africa) |
NFHS |
National Family Health Survey (India) |
NFI |
Nutrition Foundation of India |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NHP |
National Hypertension Project (Egypt) |
NIN |
National Institute of Nutrition (India) |
NNC |
National Nutrition Council (the Philippines) |
NNI |
National Nutrition Institute (Egypt) |
NNMB |
National Nutrition Monitoring Board (India) |
NNS |
National Nutrition Survey (China, the Philippines) |
NPNL |
non-pregnant, non-lactating |
NSSO |
National Sample Survey Organization (India) |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
PA |
physical activity |
PAHO |
Pan-American Health Organization |
PBMI |
percentile body mass index for age |
PDS |
public distribution system |
PEM |
protein-calorie malnutrition |
PHS |
Philippine Health Statistics |
PPP |
purchasing power parity |
PPY |
percentage points a year |
RDA |
recommended dietary allowance |
RENI |
recommended energy and nutrient intake |
RGI |
Registrar General of India |
RHU |
rural health unit (the Philippines) |
RNI |
recommended nutrient intake |
SADHS |
South African Demographic and Health Survey |
SAMRC |
South African Medical Research Council |
SANBDS |
South African National Burden of Disease Study |
SAVACG |
South African Vitamin A Consultative Group |
SR |
serum retinol |
STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
TB |
tuberculosis |
TGR |
total goitre rate |
TPDS |
targeted public distribution system |
U5MR |
under-five mortality rate |
UIE |
urinary iodine excretion |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNESCAP |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
UNICEF |
United Nations Childrens Fund |
UNU |
United Nations University |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
VAD |
vitamin A deficiency |
WC |
waist circumference |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WHR |
waist-to-hip ratio |
YLL |
year of life lost |
YRBS |
Youth Risk Behaviour Study (South Africa) |