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Nutrition During Lactation (1991)

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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Nutrition During Lactation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1577.
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Acronyms


AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

ACOG

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ADA

American Dietetic Association

AFDC

Aid to Families with Dependent Children

APHA

American Public Health Association


BMI

Body mass index

BMR

Basal metabolic rate


DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services


FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FASEB

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

FNB

Food and Nutrition Board


HTLV-1

Human T lymphocytotropic virus

HIV-1

Human immunodeficiency virus-1


IgA

Secretory immunoglobulin A

IOM

Institute of Medicine

IU

International unit


LH

Luteinizing hormone


NCHS

National Center for Health Statistics

NICHD

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development


RDA

Recommended Dietary Allowances


SD

Standard deviation

SEM

Standard error of the mean


USDA

United States Department of Agriculture


WHO

World Health Organization

WIC

Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 1991. Nutrition During Lactation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1577.
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On the basis of a comprehensive literature review and analysis, Nutrition During Lactation points out specific directions for needed research in understanding the relationship between the nutrition of healthy mothers and the outcomes of lactation. Of widest interest are the committee's clear-cut recommendations for mothers and health care providers.

The volume presents data on who among U.S. mothers is breastfeeding, a critical evaluation of methods for assessing the nutritional status of lactating women, and an analysis of how to relate the mother's nutrition to the volume and composition of the milk.

Available data on the links between a mother's nutrition and the nutrition and growth of her infant and current information on the risk of transmission through breastfeeding of allergic diseases, environmental toxins, and certain viruses (including the HIV virus) are included. Nutrition During Lactation also studies the effects of maternal cigarette smoking, drug use, and alcohol consumption.

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