| AHA | American Heart Association |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| COSI | European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Program |
| DHA | Docosaexahenoic Acid |
| DISC | Dietary Intervention Study in Children |
| EAS | European Atherosclerosis Society |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| FH | Familial Hypercholesterolemia |
| LARN | Italian Society of Human Nutrition reference values |
| LDL-C | Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| HDL-C | High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| HoFH | Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia |
| PUFAs | N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| SINUPE | Italian Society of Pediatric Nutrition |
| STRIP | Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Babies |
| TG | Triglycerides |