Dietary Risk Assessment in the Wic Program: Committee on Dietary Risk Assessment in the Wic Program - Brossura

Institute Of Medicine (U. S.) Committee On Dietary Risk Assessment In The WIC Program; National Research Center

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ISBN 10: 0309082846 ISBN 13: 9780309082846

Casa editrice: Joseph Henry Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program reviews methods used to determine dietary risk based on failure to meet Dietary Guidelines for applicants to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Applicants to the WIC program must be at nutritional risk to be eligible for program benefits. Although a /dietary riska is only one of five nutrition risk categories, it is the category most commonly reported among WIC applicants. This book documents that nearly all low-income women in the childbearing years and children 2 years and over are at risk because their diets fail to meet the recommended numbers of servings of the food guide pyramid. The committee recommends that all women and children (ages 2-4 years) who meet the eligibility requirements based on income, categorical and residency status also be presumed to meet the requirement of nutrition risk. By presuming that all who meet the categorical and income eligibility requirements are at dietary risk, WIC retains its potential for preventing and correcting nutrition-related problems while avoiding serious misclassification errors that could lead to denial of services for eligible individuals.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Joseph Henry Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0309082846
• ISBN 13: 9780309082846
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 184
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile