ABCG	ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member
ACAT	acyl-CoA:cholesterolacyltransferase
AI	atherogenic index
Apo	apolipoprotein
BW	body weight
CPT1α	carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1α
DIO	diet-induced obese
FAS	fatty acid synthase
FFA	free fatty acid
G6Pase	glucokinase, glucose-6-phosphatase
G6PD	glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
GIP	incretin hormone gastric inhibitory polypeptide
GIPR	GIP receptor
HFD	high-fat diet
HOMA-IR	homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance
IL	interleukin
IPGTT	intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test
IRS2	insulin receptor substrate 2
ME	malic enzyme
ND	normal diet
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PAP	phosphatidate phosphohydrolase
PEPCK	phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
SL	seabuckthorn leaf
SLG	flavonoid glycosides from seabuckthorn leaves
SREBP1c	sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
WAT	white adipose tissue