TABLE 2-14Shortfall Nutrients and Nutrients of Public Health Concern Noted in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans: 2005, 2010, and 2015–2020

200520102015–2020
Adults
Calcium✓*✓*✓*
Potassium✓*✓*✓*
Choline✓
Fiber✓*✓*✓*
Magnesium✓✓
Vitamin A✓✓✓
Vitamin C✓✓✓
Vitamin E✓*✓✓
Vitamin D✓*✓*
Vitamin K✓
Folate✓✓
Children and Adolescents
Calcium✓*✓*✓*
Potassium✓*✓*✓*
Fiber✓*✓*✓*
Magnesium✓✓
Phosphorus✓
Vitamin A✓✓
Vitamin C✓✓
Vitamin E✓*✓✓
Vitamin D✓*✓*
Women of Reproductive Age
Iron✓*✓*✓*
Folate✓*✓*✓

NOTES: ✓ = shortfall nutrient; ✓* = nutrient of public health concern; nutrients of public health concern are those shortfall nutrients that are linked to adverse health outcomes.

From: 2, The WIC Program: Changes Since the Last Review and Continuing Challenges

Cover of Review of WIC Food Packages
Review of WIC Food Packages: Improving Balance and Choice: Final Report.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review WIC Food Packages.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2017 May 1.
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