- ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ADP
Adenosine diphosphate
- AMD
Age-related macular degeneration
- Adverse effect
Any significant alteration in the structure or function of the human organism or any impairment of a physiologically important function that could lead to a health effect that is adverse.
- AI
Adequate intake
- ALA
Alpha-linolenic acid
- AMDR
Acceptable macronutrient distribution range
- ANZFA
Australia New Zealand Food Authority (now known as FSANZ)
- ATBC
Alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene cancer prevention trial.
- ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
- ATPO
(S)-2-amino-3-[5-tert-butyl-3-(phosphonomethoxy)-4-isoxazolyl] propionic acid
- AUS
Australia
- Bioavailability
The accessibility of a nutrient to participate in metabolic and/or physiological processes including considerations of intestinal absorption
- BMD
Bone mineral density
- BMI
Body mass index; wt/ht2 (kg/m2)
- BMR
Basal metabolic rate
- Ca
Calcium
- CARET
Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial.
- CDHAC
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (now known as Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing)
- CHD
Coronary heart disease
- CI
Confidence interval
- CNS
Central nervous system
- CoA
Coenzyme A
- COMA
Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy
- CSFII
Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals.
- CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- CSV
CSV (comma separated value) is a file format that stores tabular data for interchanging between computer systems. A CSV file has no formatting information. This allows it to be used as input to a wide variety of different programs but means it not suitable for printing.
- CV
Coefficient of variation
- CVD
Cardiovascular disease
- D-A-CH
D(Germany)- A (Austria) –CH (Switzerland)
- DART
Diet and Reinfarction Trial
- DASH
Dietary approaches to stop hypertension
- DEER
Desirable estimated energy requirement
- DFE
Dietary folate equivalents
- DHA
22:6 docosahexaenoic fatty acid
- DLW
doubly-labelled water
- DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
- DPA
22:5 docosapentaenoic fatty acid
- DRI
Dietary reference intakes
- DSIR
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
- EAR
Estimated average requirement
- EC
European Commission
- EER
Estimated energy requirement
- EERM
Estimated energy requirement for maintenance
- EGRAC
Erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity coefficient
- EPA
20:5 eicosapentaenoic fatty acid
- EU
European Union
- g
grams
- GISSI
Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto Miocardico
- FAO
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
- FAD
Flavin adenine dinucleotide
- Fe
Iron
- FMN
Flavin mononucleotide
- FNB:IOM
Food and Nutrition Board: Institute of Medicine
- FSANZ
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- GPX
Selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidases
- HDL
High density lipoprotein
- HOPE
Heart outcomes prevention evaluation
- IHD
Ischaemic heart disease
- IF
Intrinsic factor
- IZiNCG
International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group
- Kashin-Beck
Human cartilage disease found in low selenium intake areas in Asia
- kg
kilogram
- kJ
kilojoule
- LA
Linoleic acid
- LC(n-3)
Long chain (n-3)
- LDL
Low density lipoprotein
- LINZ
Life in New Zealand
- LOAEL
Lowest observed adverse effect level
- MCV
Mean cell volume
- Μg
Magnesium
- mg
milligram
- Mg-ATP
Magnesium-adenosine triphosphate
- μg
microgram
- MJ
Megajoule
- MMA
Methylmalonic acid
- Mn
Manganese
- MOH
Ministry of Health
- Mo
Molybdenum
- MRFIT
Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
- MTHF
Methylenetetrahydrofolate
- MTHFR
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
- Na/K
Sodium/potassium
- NAD
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
- NADP
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
- ng
Nanograms
- NE
Niacin equivalents
- NHMRC
National Health and Medical Research Council
- NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- Ni
Nickel
- NNS
National Nutrition Survey (of Australia or New Zealand as indicated in the text)
- NOAEL
No observed adverse effect level
- NRV
Nutrient Reference Values
- NP
Not possible to set (due to insufficient evidence or no clear level for adverse effects).
- NSP
Non-starch polysaccharide
- NTD
Neural tube defect
- NZ
New Zealand
- P
Phosphorus
- PAL
Physical activity level
- PEM
Protein energy malnutrition
- Pi
Serum phosphorus (inorganic phosphate)
- PIVKA
Proteins induced by vitamin K absence
- PLP
Pyridoxal phosphate
- PMP
Pyridoxamine phosphate
- PN
Pyridoxine
- PNP
Pyridoxine phosphate
- PT
Prothrombin time
- PTH
Parathyroid hormone
- PUFA
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
- RDI
Recommended dietary intake
- RE
Retinol equivalents
- RNA
Ribonucleic acid
- RR
Relative risk
- RS
Resistant starch
- SD
Standard deviation
- SDT
Suggested dietary target
- T4
Thyroxine
- α-TE
alpha-tocopherol equivalent
- TEE
Total energy expenditure
- TFA
Trans fatty acid
- THF
Tetrahydrofolate
- TNF
Tumour necrosis factor
- TrxR
Thioredoxin reductases
- UF
Uncertainty factor
- UK
United Kingdom
- UL
Upper level of intake
- US
United States of America
- VLDL
Very low density lipoprotein
- WHO
World Health Organization of the United Nations
- Zn
Zinc