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. 2025 Jul 21;17(14):2382. doi: 10.3390/nu17142382
ADLs Activities of Daily Living
AHEAD Action for Health in Diabetes
OM Obesity Medication
BMI Body Mass Index
CBTi Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
CCM Chronic Care Management
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CNS Central Nervous System
CoCM Collaborative Care Management
CPT Current Procedural Terminology
DASH Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
DIRECT Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial
DKA Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DO Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
DPP Diabetes Prevention Program
DPPOS Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study
EC Eigenvector Continuation
E&M Evaluation and Management
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FMD Fasting Mimicking Diet
FODMAP Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols
GLP-1 RA Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists
HAES Health At Every Size
HDL High-Density Lipoprotein
IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBT Intensive Behavioral Therapy
LDL Low-Density Lipoprotein
LM Lifestyle Medicine
MBS Metabolic Bariatric Surgery
MBSAQIP Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
MDT Multidisciplinary Team
MI Motivational Interviewing
MIND Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurogenerative Delay
MNT Medical Nutrition Therapy
NEAT Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis
NCD-RisC Non-communicable Disease Risk Factor Collaboration
NP Nurse Practitioner
OMAD One Meal A Day
OT Occupational Therapist
PA Physician Assistant
PREVIEW Prevention of Diabetes Through Lifestyle Intervention and Population Studies in Europe and Around the World
PT Physical Therapist
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial
RDN Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
RPM Remote Patient Monitoring
RYGB Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass
SLIM Supervised Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine
SMA Shared Medical Appointment
STEP Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People with Obesity
TRE Time-restricted Eating
USPSTF United States Preventative Services Task Force
VLCD Very-low-calorie Diet
WFPB Whole Food Plant-based