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. 2025 Jun 29;17(13):2196. doi: 10.3390/cancers17132196
AHR Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
ASIR Age-Standardised Incidence Rate
ASMR Age-Standardised Mortality Rate
AYAs Adolescents and Young Adults
BPA Bisphenol A
CRC Colorectal Cancer
CRP C-Reactive Protein
CpG Cytosine–phosphate–Guanine
DCA Deoxycholic Acid
DEHP Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate
DINP Diisononyl Phthalate
DII Dietary Inflammatory Index
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
EDCs Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
EMT Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition
EPA Eicosapentaenoic Acid (if referenced)
GM Gut Microbiota
HDAC Histone Deacetylase
IL-6 Interleukin-6
LCA Lithocholic Acid
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
NNS Non-Nutritive Sweeteners
NOVA Not an acronym—name of food classification system
PAHs Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
SCFA Short-Chain Fatty Acids
TLR4 Toll-Like Receptor 4
TMAO Trimethylamine N-oxide
TNF-α Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha
UPF Ultra-Processed Food
UPP Ultra-Processed Product