| AMSTAR2 | Assessment of multiple systematic reviews |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CLA | conjugated linoleic acid |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| FFQ | food-frequency questionnaire |
| FODMAP | Oligo-, Di-, and Mono-saccharides, And Polyols |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development, and Evaluation |
| I2 and Q Tests | statistical heterogeneity tests |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| IGF-I | insulin-like growth factor-I |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| JBI | Joanna Briggs Institute |
| mg | Milligrams |
| MINORS | Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| NOS | Newcastle–Ottawa Scale |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| OTC | over the counter |
| PICOs | Population; Intervention; Comparison; Outcomes; Studies design |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| RCTs | Randomized controlled trials |
| RoB2 | Risk of Bias 2.0 |
| ROBINS-I= | Risk of Bias of Non-Randomized Studies of Interventions |
| RR | Relative Risk |
| SFA | saturated fatty acids |
| SHBG | sex hormone-binding globulin |
| STROBE | Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology |
| TFA | trans fatty acids |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |