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. 2026 May 30;18(11):1767. doi: 10.3390/nu18111767
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine
ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
AgRP Agouti-related peptide
AHEI Alternative Healthy Eating Index
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AO Abdominal obesity
AT Adipose tissue
BED Binge eating disorder
BES Binge Eating Scale
BMI Body Mass Index
BSQ Body Shape Questionnaire
CBT Cognitive behavioral therapy
CNS Central nervous system
Crif1 CR6-interacting factor 1
CRP C-reactive protein
DASH Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
DQI Diet Quality Index
EE Emotional eating
FFAR2 Free fatty acid receptor 2
FFAR3 Free fatty acid receptor 3
FFA Free fatty acids
FXR Farnesoid X receptor
GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid
GAD Generalized anxiety disorder
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1
GPR G protein-coupled receptor
HEI Healthy Eating Index
HPA Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal axis
IL-6 Interleukin-6
ITT Intention-to-treat
LOC eating Loss of control eating
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MAR Mean Adequacy Ratio
MB-EAT Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training
MB-EAT-SP Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training—Spanish adapted version
MBHP Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion
MC4R Melanocortin 4 receptor
MDS Mediterranean Diet Score
ME Mindful eating
MFN1 Mitofusin 1
MFN2 Mitofusin 2
Mini-ECCA v.2 Mini-Survey to Evaluate Food Intake Quality, version 2
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
NAc Nucleus accumbens
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NPY Neuropeptide Y
NPY1R Neuropeptide Y receptor 1
NPY2R Neuropeptide Y receptor 2
NPY5R Neuropeptide Y receptor 5
OPA1 Optic atrophy 1
POMC Pro-opiomelanocortin
PP Per protocol
PYY Peptide YY
RCT Randomized controlled trial
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
TLRs Toll-like receptors
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
UCP2 Uncoupling protein 2
VTA Ventral tegmental area
WC Waist circumference
WHOQOL-BREF World Health Organization Quality of Life—Brief version