| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFBAI | Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative |
| CFSAN | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
| CME | continuing medical education |
| COPPA | Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act |
| DARK (Act) | Denying Americans the Right to Know |
| DGA | Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
| ELM | Elaboration Likelihood Model |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FNV | Fruit and Vegetable Promotion Campaign |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| GDA | Guideline Daily Amount |
| GMO | genetically modified organism |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IFIC | International Food Information Council |
| NCHA | National College Health Assessment |
| NGO | nongovernmental organization |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NLEA | Nutrition Labeling and Education Act |
| QR | quick response code |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |