| ACC | Acetyl CoA Carboxylase |
| AL | Ad libitum |
| BCAA | Branched chain amino acids |
| CR | Calorie restriction |
| DNL | de novo lipogenesis |
| DXA | Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| FM | Fat mass |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance |
| HOMA-β | Homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function |
| HSP90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| IHTG | Intrahepatic triglycerides |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| PDK4 | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isozyme 4 |
| PRO | Protein |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA destaurase |