AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics

ADA American Dietetic Association; also American Diabetes Association

ALSPAC Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood

AMA American Medical Association

APA American Psychological Association

ARS Agricultural Research Service

ASSIST American Stop Smoking Intervention Study

BLS U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

BMI Body mass index

BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

CACFP Child and Adult Care Food Program

Caltrans California Department of Transportation

CARU Children’s Advertising Review Unit

CATCH Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health program

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CFSC Community Food Security Coalition

CHD coronary heart disease

CHSI Community Health Status Indicators project

CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

CNU Congress for the New Urbanism

CSF Curriculum and Standards Framework

CSFII Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals

CSPI Center for Science in the Public Interest

CVD Cardiovascular disease

DALYs Disability-adjusted life years

DHHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

DRI Dietary Reference Intake

DV Daily Value (as in % DV)

DVD Digital video disc

DXA Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

EER Estimated Energy Requirement

EFNEP Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

FAO Food and Agricultural Organization

FCC U.S. Federal Communications Commission

FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FGP Food Guide Pyramid

FITS Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study

FMI Food Marketing Institute

FMNV Foods of minimal nutritional value

FNB Food and Nutrition Board

FSP Food Stamp Program

FTC Federal Trade Commission

GAO U.S. Government Accountability Office (previously U.S. General Accounting Office)

GEMS Girls Health Enrichment Multi-site Study

HDL High-density lipoprotein

HEI Healthy Eating Index

HPDP Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Board

IFIC International Food Information Council

IMPACT Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act

IOM Institute of Medicine

ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers

KEDS Kids’ Eating Disorders Survey

LDL Low-density lipoprotein

LEAP Lifestyle Education for Activity Program

LSRO Life Sciences Research Organization

MEPS Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

MHHP Minnesota Heart Health Program

MOVE Measurement of the Value of Exercise Project

M-SPAN Middle-School Physical Activity and Nutrition

NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials

NASPE National Association for Sport and Physical Education

NCHS National Center for Health Statistics

NCI National Cancer Institute

NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance

NEA National Education Association

NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHES National Health Examination Survey

NHIS National Health Interview Survey

NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NHS National Health Service (United Kingdom)

NHTS National Household Travel Survey

NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

NIH National Institutes of Health

NLEA Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

NLSAH National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

NLSY National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

NPTS National Personal Transportation Survey

NRC National Research Council

NSLP National School Lunch Program

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

PE Physical education

PPHEAL Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living

RCT Randomized controlled trial

RDA Recommended Dietary Allowance

RWJF The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome

SBP School Breakfast Program

SCT Social cognitive theory

SES Socioeconomic status

SHPPS School Health Policies and Programs Study

SMART Student Media Awareness to Reduce Television curriculum

SNDAS School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study

SPARK Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids program

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

USPSTF U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

VCR video cassette recorder

WHO World Health Organization

WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

YMCLS Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey

YRBS Youth Risk Behavior Survey

YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System