| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 |
| IGF-1R | IGF-1 receptor |
| IL | interleukin |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| WHR | waist-to-hip ratio |
| WC | waist circumference |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| RR | relative risk |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| BCAA | branched-chain amino acid |
| SCFAs | short-chain fatty acids |
| TLR-4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
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