WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria: A Scientific AssessmentThis book reviews the scientific basis for nutrition risk criteria used to establish eligibility for participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The volume also examines the specific segments of the WIC population at risk for each criterion, identifies gaps in the scientific knowledge base, formulates recommendations regarding appropriate criteria, and where applicable, recommends values for determining who is at risk for each criterion. Recommendations for program action and research are made to strengthen the validity of nutrition risk criteria used in the WIC program. |
Contents
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1 Overview | 23 |
2 Poverty and Nutrition Risk | 41 |
3 Principles Underlying the Nutrition Risk Criteria for WIC Eligibility | 53 |
4 Anthropometric Risk Criteria | 67 |
5 Biochemical and Other Medical Risk Criteria | 149 |
6 Dietary Risk Criteria | 251 |
7 Predisposing Nutrition Risk Criteria | 295 |
Appendix A Participants at the First Public Meeting May 19 1994 | 353 |
Appendix B Participants at the Second Public Meeting September 1920 1994 | 355 |
Common Nutritional Risk Criteria | 357 |
Appendix D Definitions of Yield and Sensitivity of Cutoff Points for Nutrition Risk | 359 |
Appendix E Biographical Sketches | 361 |
Acronyms | 371 |
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8 Conclusions and Recommendations | 335 |
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