| AA | Arachidonic Acid |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| ALA | α-Linolenic Acid |
| BL | Body Length |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BW | Body Weight |
| DGLA | Dihomogamma Linoleic Acid |
| DHA | Docosaexahenoic Acid |
| DPA | Docosapentaenoic Acid |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| EFAs | Essential Fatty Acids |
| EPA | Ecosapentaenoic acid |
| FAME | Fatty Acid Methyl Esters |
| FAs | Fatty Acids |
| GDM | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
| GWG | Gestational Weight Gain |
| HC | Head Circumference |
| INeS | Italian Neonatal Study |
| IQR | Inter Quartile Range |
| LA | linoleic acid |
| LC-PUFAs | Long Chain Unsaturated Fatty Acids |
| MUFAs | Monounsaturated Fatty Acids |
| OPBG | Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù |
| PUFAs | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids |
| SCH | San Camillo Forlanini Hospital |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SDS | Standard Deviation Score |
| SES | Socioeconomic Status |
| SFAs | Saturated Fatty Acids |
| T1D | Type 1 Diabetes |
| T2D | Type 2 Diabetes |
| UFAs | Unsaturated Fatty Acids |
| WHO | World Health Organization |