| AA | Total Amino Acids |
| Alb | Albumin |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| C2 | Acetylcarnitine |
| C3 | Propionylcarnitine |
| Creat | Creatinine |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| FAO | Fatty Acid Oxidation |
| FFA | Free fatty acid |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FSP27 | Fat-specific protein 27 |
| GCSF | Granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
| GDF15 | Growth Differentiation Factor 15 |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| GLP-2 | Glucagon-like peptide 2 |
| HAz | Height for Age z-score |
| HGP | Hepatic Glucose Production |
| IFN-γ | Interferon Gamma |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-13 | Interleukin-13 |
| IL-15, | Interleukin-15 |
| IL-1ra | Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist |
| IL-2 | Interleukin-2 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| IP10 | Also known as CXCL10 |
| Jak2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| LAz | Length for age z-score |
| LBP | Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 |
| MUAC | Mid-upper arm circumference |
| NEFA | Non-esterified fatty acids |
| NK cells | Natural Killer cells |
| P | Phosphorus |
| PAPPA | Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A |
| PPAR gamma | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PYY | Peptide YY |
| RUTF | Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food |
| SAM | Severe Acute Malnutrition |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SOCS2 | Suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 |
| STAT5 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5 |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| T3 | Tri-iodothyronine |
| TNFα | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
| UBEN2N | Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 N |
| VLDL | Very low density lipoprotein |
| WAz | Weight for age z-score |
| WHz | Weight for Height z-score |
| ZAG | zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein |