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Title WIC food packages : time for a change / Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages, Food and Nutrition Board.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 415 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-204) and index.
Summary "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 year, is one of the largest nutrition programs in the United States, and is an important investment in the nation s health. The U.S. Department of Agriculture charged the Institute of Medicine with creating a committee to evaluate the WIC food packages (the list of specific foods WIC participants obtain each month). The goal of the study was to improve the quality of the diet of WIC participants while also promoting a healthy body weight that will reduce the risk of chronic diseases. The committee concluded that it is time for a change in the WIC food packages and the book provides details on the proposed new food packages, summarizes how the proposed packages differ from current packages, and discusses the rationale for the proposed packages."--Publisher's description.
Contents ""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 subgroups""""d 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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Subject Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (U.S.)
Food -- Labeling.
Food -- Labeling.
Nutrition.
Nutrition.
Food Labeling -- economics.
Food Labeling -- standards.
Dietary Supplements -- standards.
Evaluation Studies as Topic.
Foods, Specialized -- standards.
Nutritional Requirements.
United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages.
Other Form: Print version: WIC food packages. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006 0309096502 (DLC) 2005021252 (OCoLC)61167773
ISBN 0309550092 (electronic book)
9780309550093 (electronic book)
0309096502 (paperback)
9780309096508 (paperback)