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Dietary Risk Assessment in
the WIC Program
In 1999 the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), with funding from
the USDA Economic Research Service, contracted with the National Academy
of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM), to evaluate the use of various
dietary assessment tools and to make recommendations for the assessment of
inadequate or inappropriate dietary patterns. The interim report “Framework
for Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program,” published by the IOM in
October 2000. Enclosed is a copy of the final report from this project,
entitled ”Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program.” These reports
were an extension of the original FNS-sponsored IOM review “WIC
Nutrition Risk Criteria: A Scientific Assessment,” published in 1996,
which served as the basis for updating nutrition risk policies in the WIC
Program.
FNS is carefully reviewing the report for implications relative to
current program requirements. State WIC Agencies will continue with their
current dietary risk assessment procedures until FNS provides further
guidance.
Last modified: 12/04/2008
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