Arizona WIC Nutrition Care Guidelines: 
                     October 1, 2022 
          
                                
                                                     
                       
         
                   
                  
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                                                        Table of Contents 
                                                                      
                           Introduction to Nutrition Care Guidelines ....................................................... 5   
                                                                      
                             
                          Section I. Infants      11 
                             A - Anthropometric Assessment ............................................................................ 12 
                             B - Biochemical Assessment .................................................................................. 18 
                             C - Clinical Assessment .......................................................................................... 21 
                             D - Dietary Assessment .......................................................................................... 28 
                             E - Environmental Assessment ............................................................................. 42 
                             Take Home Messages ............................................................................................. 45 
                             References ............................................................................................................... 46 
                   
                            
                          Section II. Children (Ages 1 Through 4 Years) ................................................ 47  
                             A - Anthropometric Assessment ........................................................................... 48  
                             B - Biochemical Assessment ................................................................................. 53  
                             C - Clinical Assessment .......................................................................................... 54  
                             D - Dietary Assessment .......................................................................................... 62  
                             E - Environmental Assessment ............................................................................. 70  
                             Take Home Messages ............................................................................................. 73  
                             References ............................................................................................................... 74 
                   
                                             
                          Section III. Pregnant Women ................................................................................... 75  
                             A - Anthropometric Assessment ........................................................................... 77 
                             B - Biochemical Assessment ................................................................................. 81 
                             C - Clinical Assessment .......................................................................................... 84 
                             D - Dietary Assessment .......................................................................................... 94 
                             E - Environmental Assessment ........................................................................... 101 
                             Take Home Messages ........................................................................................... 104 
                             References ............................................................................................................. 105   
                   
                                   
                          Section IV. Breastfeeding and Postpartum Women ...................................... 106  
                             A - Anthropometric Assessment ......................................................................... 108  
                             B - Biochemical Assessment ............................................................................... 111  
                             C - Clinical Assessment ........................................................................................ 113  
                             D - Dietary Assessment ........................................................................................ 123  
                             E - Environmental Assessment ........................................................................... 128  
                             Take Home Messages ........................................................................................... 131  
                             References ............................................................................................................. 132 
                  
         
        
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