Akt	protein kinase B
ALA	α-linolenic acid
AT	adipose tissue
BMI	body mass index
CIDEA	cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector A
CLS	crown-like structures
CRP	C-reactive protein
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DHA	docosahexaenoic acid
EPA	eicosapentaenoic acid
FA	fatty acid
FAP	fibro-adipogenic progenitors
FFA	free fatty acid
GLUT4	glucose transporter type 4
GPR120	G-protein coupled receptor 120
GSK 3	glycogen synthase kinase-3
HbA1c	Hemoglobin A1c
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HFD	high-fat diet
HOMA-IR	homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
IL	interleukin
IMCL	intramyocellular lipids
IR	insulin resistance
IRS	insulin receptor substrate
IRS-1	insulin receptor substrate 1
JAK	janus kinases
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LC	long chain
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MCP	monocyte chemoattractant protein
MIP	macrophage inflammatory protein
mTORC2	mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2
n-3	omega 3
NFκB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3	NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3
p38 MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
PGC1α	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC-zeta	protein kinase C zeta
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PRDM16	PR domain containing 16
PUFA	polyunsaturated fatty acid
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SFA	saturated fatty acid
SOCS	suppressor of cytokine signaling
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
T2D	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TCA cycle	tricarboxylic acid cycle
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
Th cells	T helper cells
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
UCP1	uncoupling protein 1
VLDL	very-low-density lipoprotein
WAT	white adipose tissue