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 |