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"The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) has promoted the health of low-income families for more than 30 years by providing nutrition education, supplemental food, and other valuable services. The program reaches millions of families every y...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (U.S.)
Food > Labeling.
Nutrition.
Nutrition > Requirements.
Food Labeling > economics
Food Labeling > standards
Food Labeling
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Dietary Supplements > standards
Evaluation Studies
Foods, Specialized > standards
Nutritional Requirements
Aliments > Étiquetage.
Alimentation > Besoins.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • REVIEWERS
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
  • 2 NUTRIENT AND FOOD PRIORITIES FOR THE WIC FOOD PACKAGES
  • 3 PROCESS USED FOR REVISING THE WIC FOOD PACKAGES
  • 4 REVISED FOOD PACKAGES
  • 5 EVALUATION OF COST
  • 6 HOW THE REVISED FOOD PACKAGES MEET THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED
  • 7 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE REVISED WIC FOOD PACKAGES
  • 8 REFERENCES
  • APPENDIXES
  • A COMPARISON OF CURRENT AND REVISED FOOD PACKAGES
  • B NUTRIENT PROFILES OF CURRENT AND REVISED FOOD PACKAGES
  • C nutrient intake of wic subgroupsd evaluating potential benefits and risks of the revised food packages
  • e cost calculations
  • f supplementary information
  • g biographical sketches of committee members
  • h open sessions
  • i acronyms and abbreviations
  • index

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