The following abbreviations are used in this report:
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ACC |
United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination |
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AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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BMI |
body mass index |
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CARMEN |
Carbohydrate Ratio Management in European National diets |
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CHD |
coronary heart disease |
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CVD |
cardiovascular disease |
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DALY |
disability-adjusted life year |
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DASH |
dietary approaches to stop hypertension |
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DEXA |
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
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DHA |
docosahexaenoic acid |
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dmf |
decayed, missing, filled primary (teeth) |
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DMF |
decayed, missing, filled permanent (teeth) |
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dmft |
decayed, missing, filled primary teeth |
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DMFT |
decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth |
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DONALD |
Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed Study |
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ECC |
early childhood caries |
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EPA |
eicosapentaenoic acid |
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EPIC |
European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition |
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ERGOB |
European Research Group for Oral Biology |
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FAOSTAT |
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Statistical Databases |
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FER |
fat to energy ratio |
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GDP |
gross domestic product |
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GISSI |
Gruppo Italiano por lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell’Infarto Miocardico |
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GNP |
gross national product |
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HBP |
high blood pressure |
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HDL |
high-density lipoprotein |
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HFI |
hereditary fructose intolerance |
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HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
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HOPE |
Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation |
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IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
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IDDM |
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
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IGT |
impaired glucose tolerance |
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IHD |
ischaemic heart disease |
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IUGR |
intrauterine growth retardation |
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LDL |
low-density lipoprotein |
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MGRS |
multicentre growth reference study (i.e. the WHO MGRS study) |
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mRNA |
messenger ribonucleic acid |
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MSG |
monosodium glutamate |
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MUFA |
monounsaturated fatty acid |
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NCD |
noncommunicable disease |
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NGO |
nongovernmental organization |
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NIDDM |
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
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NSP |
non-starch polysaccharides |
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PUFA |
polyunsaturated fatty acid |
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RCT |
randomized controlled trial |
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SCN |
ACC Subcommittee on Nutrition[3] |
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SFA |
saturated fatty acid |
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T1DM |
type 1 diabetes |
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T2DM |
type 2 diabetes |
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VLDL |
very low-density lipoprotein |
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WCRF |
World Cancer Research Fund |
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WHR |
waist:hip circumference ratio or waist:hip ratio |
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[3] In April 2002 the name of
the Subcommittee on Nutrition was changed to the United Nations System Standing
Committee on Nutrition. |
