| BMI | body mass index | |
| CCFC | Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood | |
| CDC | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| CFSC | Community Food Security Coalition | |
| CHC | Congressional Hunger Center | |
| DoD | U.S. Department of Defense | |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
| EWG | Environmental Working Group | |
| FNS | Food and Nutrition Service (of the U.S. Department of Agriculture) | |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine | |
| NGA | National Gardening Association | |
| PAL | National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc. | |
| PCRM | Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | |
| RWJF | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture | |