Table of Acronyms (in alphabetical order)

ACE	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
AH	Arterial Hypertension
AngII	Angiotensin II
BMC	Bone Mineral Content
BMD	Bone Mineral Density
BMI	Body Mass Index
BP	Blood Pressure
CREN	Center For Nutritional Recovery And Education
CRH	Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone
DALYs	Disability-Adjusted Life Years
DXA	Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
GH	Growth Hormone
HAZ	Height-for-Age
HDL	High-Density Lipoprotein
HOMA	Homeostasis Model Assessment
HPA	Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenocortical System
IGF-1	Insulin-Like Growth Factor type 1
LBM	Lean Body Mass
LBW	Low Birth Weight
LDL	Low-Density Lipoprotein
LRTI	Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
OR	Odds Ratio
RDA	Recommended Dietary Allowances
RMR	Resting Metabolic Rates
RQs	Respiratory Quotient
SAM	Sympathetic Adrenomedullary (System)
SBP	Systolic Blood Pressure
SGA	Small for Gestational Age
TEE	Total Energy Expenditure
TNF- α	Tumoral Necrosis Factor - Alpha
TRH	Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone
TSH	Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
URTI	Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
WAZ	Weight-for-Age
WHZ	Weight-for-Height