ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| . . | not applicable |
ABS
AATSIHS | Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey |
| AHS | Australian Health Survey |
| ALA | Alpha-linolenic acid |
| AMDR | Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges |
| AMPM | Automated Multiple-Pass Method |
AUSNUT
BMI | Australian Food, Supplement and Nutrient Database
Body Mass Index |
| BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
| CURF | Confidentialised Unit Record File |
DNA
EAR
EI | Deoxyribonucleic acid
Estimated Average Requirement
Energy intake |
| FSANZ | Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| kg | kilogram |
| kJ | kilojoules |
| mg | milligram |
| ml | millilitre |
| MoE | Margin of Error |
| na | not available |
NATSIHS
NATSIHMS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey |
| NATSINPAS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey |
| NHS | National Health Survey |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NHMS | National Health Measures Survey |
| NNPAS | National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey |
NNS
NRV | National Nutrition Survey
Nutrient Reference Values |
| NTD | Neural tube defects |
| PGA | pteroyl glutamic acid |
| RSE | Relative standard error |
| SE | Standard error |
| THF | tetrahydrofolate |
µg
UL | microgram
Upper Level of Intake |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| WHO | World Health Organization |