ACC	Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
AHR	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
ATGL	Adipose triglyceride lipase
BAT	Brown adipose tissue
BeAT	Beige adipose tissue
BMI	Body mass index
BPA	Bisphenol A
CFC	Chlorofluorocarbon
CREB-α	cAMP response element-binding protein alpha
CVD	Cardiovascular diseases
DDE	Dichlordiphenylethylene
DDT	Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DGAT2	Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
FFA	Free fatty acid
FGF21	Fibroblast growth factor 21
GDF-15	Growth differentiation factor 15
GHG	Greenhouse gas
GLUT1	Glucose transporter type 1
GLUT4	Glucose transporter type 4
HFC	Hydrofluorocarbons
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HOXC9	Homeobox protein C9
ICE	Intermittent cold exposure
IGFBP3	Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IR	Insulin resistance
iWAT	Inguinal WAT
LPL	Lipoprotein lipase
LYG6	Lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus G
MEHP	Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-kappa B
NOx	Nitrogen oxides
NST	Non-shivering thermogenesis
PDK1	Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1
PGC-1α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma co-activator-1-alpha
PFAS	Polyfluoroalkyl substances
PFOA	Perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOS	Perfluorooctane sulfonate
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKB	Protein kinase B (or Akt)
PM	Particulate matter
PM2.5	Particulate matter up to 2.5 μm
PPARα	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
sWAT	Subcutaneous WAT
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
T3	Triiodothyronine
T4	Thyroxine
TG	Triglyceride
TN	Thermoneutral
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
UCP1	Uncoupled protein 1
vWAT	Visceral WAT
WAT	White adipose tissue