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Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexaming the Guidelines
ECF extracellular fluid
FFA free fatty acid
FFM fat-free mass
FM fat mass
GDM gestational diabetes mellitus
GFR glomerular filtration rate
GWG gestational weight gain
HCG human chorionic gonadotropin
HCS human chorionic somatomammotropin
HDL high-density lipoprotein
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HRQL health-related quality of life
ICW intracellular water
IDL intermediate-density lipoprotein
IFPS-II Infant Feeding Practices Survey II
IGF-I insulin-like growth factor I
IGT impaired glucose tolerance
IOM Institute of Medicine
IRS-1 insulin receptor substrate 1
IUGR intrauterine growth restriction
LBW low birth weight
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LGA large-for-gestational age
LVM left ventricular mass
MEPS U.S. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey