| ALSPAC | Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children |
| AUD | Australian Dollar |
| BHBM | Be He@lthy, Be Mobile |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BoP | Back of pack |
| CATCH | Coordinated Approach to Child Health in the United States |
| CFBAI | Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| C4F | Change4Life |
| DALY | Disability-adjusted life year |
| EDNP | Energy-dense, nutrient-poor |
| EBT | Electronic benefit card |
| EO | Economic outlook |
| EU | European Union |
| EU28 | The 28 member states of the European Union |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Fad | Food Advertising Regulation |
| FLab | Food Labelling |
| FoP | Front of pack |
| GBP | Great Britain Pound |
| GDA | Guideline daily amount |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GP | General practitioner |
| GPA | Grade point average |
| G20 | The Group of Twenty |
| HALE | Healthy life expectancy |
| HBSC | Health-Behaviours in School-based Children (survey) |
| HE | Health expenditure |
| HFCS | High-fructose corn syrup |
| HHFKA | Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act |
| HIP | Healthy Incentives Pilot |
| iDAT | Diet and Activity Tracker |
| IFBA | International Food and Beverage Alliance |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| HPB | Health Promotion Board |
| LY | Life year |
| LE | Life expectancy |
| MAp | Mobile application |
| MD | Mean difference |
| MLa | Menu labelling |
| MM | Mass media campaigns |
| NCD | Non-communicable disease |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NSC | National Steps Challenge |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OECD SPHeP NCDs | OECD Strategic Public Health Planning for NCDs |
| PA | Physical activity |
| PACE | Physical activity calorie equivalent |
| PaP | Physical activity prescription |
| PaSc | School-based programs |
| PaSe | Workplace programmes to reduce sedentary behaviour |
| PaTr | Expanding public transportation |
| PaW | Workplace wellness programmes |
| PHO | Partially hydrogenated oils |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PNNS | Programme National Nutrition Santé |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RII | Relative index of inequality |
| RR | Relative risk |
| SES | Socioeconomic status |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SNBR | Syndicat National des Boissons Rafraichissantes |
| SSB | Sugar-sweetened beverage |
| UN | United Nations |
| USD | United States Dollars |
| WCRFI | World Cancer Research Fund International |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
The Heavy Burden of Obesity
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