Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop (2019)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25273.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
| BMI |
body mass index |
| CDC |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| ECLAC |
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GDA |
Guideline Daily Amount |
| GDP |
gross domestic product |
| HELIUS |
Healthy Life in an Urban Setting |
| IDF |
International Diabetes Federation |
| IHME |
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation |
| MAPPS |
Management Advocacy for Providers, Patients, and Systems |
| NCD |
noncommunicable disease |
| NCD-RisC |
Noncommunicable Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25273.
| PAHO |
Pan American Health Organization |
| RODAM |
Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants |
| UN |
United Nations |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WHO-CHOICE |
World Health Organization’s CHOosing Interventions that are Cost-Effective |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25273.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25273.
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