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Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary
Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary
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Appendix A Acronyms and Glossary ACRONYMS %DI Percent Daily Intake %DV Percent Daily Value AHA American Heart Association AI Adequate Intake AMS Agricultural Marketing Service BMI Body Mass Index BMRB British Market Research Bureau CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CFSAN Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition CHD Coronary heart disease CIAA Confédération des Industries Agro-Alimentaires de l'UE (Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU) CNPP Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion DGA Dietary Guidelines for Americans DoE Department of Energy DRI Dietary Reference Intakes DRV Daily Reference Value DV Daily Value EAR Estimated Average Requirement EER Estimated Energy Requirement EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPIA Egg Products Inspection Act EU European Union 109
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Department of Health and Human Services IOM Institute of Medicine LCS Low-calorie sweetener LS Labeled serving size LSRO Life Sciences Research Organization M-% DI Monochrome Percent Daily Intake MTL Multiple Traffic Light NAS National Academy of Sciences NCHS National Center for Health Statistics NFP Nutrition Facts panel NIH National Institutes of Health NIP Nutrition Information panel NLEA Nutrition Labeling and Education Act NRC National Research Council NSLP/SBP National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs PHVO Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil PPIA Poultry Products Inspection Act RACC Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed RDA Recommended Dietary Allowance RDI Reference Daily Intake SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP–Ed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education STL Single Traffic Light TL Traffic Light UL Tolerable Upper Level US RDA Recommended Daily Allowances USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Daily Value (DV) Dietary reference values established by FDA and used in nutrition labeling that are based on recommended daily intake levels of nutrients needed for good health.
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Labeled serving size Serving size as determined by the product manufacturer; based on the Reference Amounts Customarily Con sumed (RACC) and regulations for determing serving size.
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Portion size Represents the amount of food an individual chooses to consume for a meal or snack. Portions can be larger or smaller than the serving sizes listed on the food label or the Food Guide Pyramid.
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Structure/function claims Structure/function claims describe the role of a nutrient or dietary ingredient intended to affect normal structure or function in humans, such as "Calcium builds strong bones." Such claims may also characterize the means by which a nutrient or dietary ingredient acts to maintain such structure or function, for example, "Fiber maintains bowel regularity," or "Antioxidants maintain cell integrity," or else they may describe general well-being from consumption of a nutrient or dietary ingredient. Symbol A characteristic graphic shape on a food label or in labeling, which may enclose words, numbers, or other graphic shapes, and which may utilize characteristic colors, the intent of which, as a whole, is to represent the nutritional properties of a food.
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