| MedDiet | Mediterranean diet |
| MD | Mediterranean diet |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acid |
| ROO | Refined olive oil |
| EVOO | Extra-virgin olive oil |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| OO | Olive oil |
| OLC | Oleocanthal |
| OLE | Oleuropein aglycone |
| HT | Hydroxytyrosol |
| TYR | Tyrosol |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| SCSCD | Seven Countries Study of Cardiovascular Disease |
| CHD | Coronary heart disease |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| OOPC | Olive oil polyphenol concentrate |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| LDL | Light density lipoprotein |
| OxLDL | Oxidized light-density lipoprotein |
| LOX-1 | Lectin-like oxidized receptor 1 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 |
| PCSK9 | Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| HbA1c | Glycated hemoglobin A1c |
| JNK | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| AGEs | Advanced glycosylated end-products |
| sNox2-dp | Soluble NADPH oxidase-derived peptide |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance |
| TACE | Tumor necrosis factor converting enzyme |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| D-GAL | D-galactose |
| CH | Cardiac hypertrophy |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| ICAM-1 | Intracellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| ADMA | Asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinas |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| HT-AC | Hydroxytirosol acetate |
| BKCa | Calcium-activated potassium channels |