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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADI Acceptable Daily Intake
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AI Adequate Intake
AMD age-related macular degeneration
ASA24 automated self-administered 24-hour recall
BMI body mass index
BUI Beneficial Utility Index
CVD cardiovascular disease
DHA docosahexaenoic acid
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DRI Dietary Reference Intakes
DV Daily Value
EAR Estimated Average Requirement
EPA eicosapenataenoic acid
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FFQ food frequency questionnaire
IOM Institute of Medicine
LOAEL lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
NCI National Cancer Institute
NFNAP National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program
NIH National Institutes of Health
NOAEL no-observed-adverse-effect level
PICO a mnemonic for the terms Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome
RAE retinol activity equivalent
RDA Recommended Dietary Allowances
SNP single-nucleotide polymorphism
SR National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
UL Tolerable Upper Intake Level
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. RDA U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances
WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children