Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in more than one chapter or in the notes.

AAAS	American Association for the Advancement of Science
ABA	American Beverage Association
AEB	American Egg Board
AIN	American Institute of Nutrition
AND	Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
AP	Associated Press
ARS	Agricultural Research Service (of the USDA)
ASN	American Society for Nutrition
CDC	US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
COI	Conflict of interest
CRA	Corn Refiners Association
CSPI	Center for Science in the Public Interest
DFPI	Dietitians for Professional Integrity
DGAC	Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
DSHEA	Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
ERS	Economic Research Service (of the USDA)
FDA	US Food and Drug Administration (of HHS)
FNCE	Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo (of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act of 1967
FTC	Federal Trade Commission
GEBN	Global Energy Balance Network
GRAS	Generally recognized as safe
HFCS	High-fructose corn syrup
HHS	US Department of Health and Human Services
ICMJE	International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
ILSI	International Life Sciences Institute
ISCOLE	International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment
LSRO	Life Sciences Research Office
NGOs	Nongovernmental organizations
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NYU	New York University
PCRM	Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
PhRMA	Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
SFAs	Saturated fatty acids
SNE	Society for Nutrition Education (until 2012)
SNEB	Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (after 2012)
UCS	Union of Concerned Scientists
UCSF	University of California, San Francisco
USDA	US Department of Agriculture
WHO	World Health Organization (of the United Nations)