| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| apoB | apolipoprotein B |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| ChREBP | carbohydrate response element-binding protein |
| CLD | chronic liver disease |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DCA | deoxycholic acid |
| DNL | de novo lipogenesis |
| DSS | dextran sulfate sodium |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FAS | fatty acid synthesis |
| FLI | fatty liver index |
| GGTP | gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HMGCoA | reductase 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase |
| HOMA-IR | insulin resistance index |
| HPCs | liver progenitor cells |
| IHTG | intrahepatic triglycerides |
| IKK | inhibitor κB kinase |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| INSR | insulin receptor |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LCD | low-calorie diet |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LV | left ventricular |
| MAFLD | metabolic-associated fatty liver disease |
| MASLD | metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PKCζ | protein kinase C-ζ |
| Pklr | l-type pyruvate kinase |
| PNPLA3 | patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 |
| PPAR-α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| SCD-1 | stearoyl CoA-desaturase-1 |
| SGLT2 | sodium-glucose transporter 2 |
| SNP | nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOCS | suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| Srebp1c | factor binding sterol regulatory element 1 |
| SREBP-1c | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes |
| TERT | telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TG | triglycerides |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TM6SF2 | transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UDCA | ursodeoxycholic acid |
| VLKCD | very low-calorie ketogenic diet |
| WHO | World Health Organization |