| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AD | Atopic Dermatitis |
| ALA | Alfa-Linolenic Acid |
| BB | Breastfed |
| BLCF | Baby-Led Complementary Feeding |
| BLISS | Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS |
| BLW | Baby-Led Weaning |
| CD | Celiac Disease |
| CF | Complementary feeding |
| CFs | Complementary foods |
| CM | Cow Milk |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic Acid |
| EA | Egg Allergy |
| EAT | Enquiring About Tolerance |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| ESPGHAN | European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition |
| EUGR | Extra Uterine Growth Restriction |
| FA | Food Allergy |
| FIMP | Italian Federation of Pediatricians |
| FF | Formula-fed |
| HEAP | Hens Egg Allergy Prevention |
| HM | Human Breast Milk |
| ID | Iron Deficiency |
| IDA | Iron-Deficiency Anemia |
| IGF 1 | Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 |
| LA | Linoleic Acid |
| LCPUFAs | Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids |
| LEAP | Learning Early About Peanut Allergy Study |
| NCDs | Non-Communicable Diseases |
| NRCF | Non-Responsive Complementary Feeding |
| PETIT | Prevention of Egg Allergy with Tiny Amount Intake |
| PLW | Parent-Led Weaning |
| PCPs | Primary Care Pediatricians |
| PIs | Preterm Infants |
| RCF | Responsive Complementary Feeding |
| SACN | UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition |
| SIDOAhD | Italian Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease |
| SIGENP | Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| SIMP | Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine |
| SIN | Italian Society of Neonatology |
| SIP | Italian Pediatric Society |
| SPT | Skin Prick Tests |
| STEP | Australian Study Starting Time of Egg Protein |
| SW | Standard Weaning |
| TEDDY | The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young |
| T1DM | Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| TRIGR | Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at-Risk |
| Tis | Term Infants |
| WHO | World Health Organization |