5-ASA	5-aminosalicylic acid
AA	Arachidonic acid
AE	Adverse event
ALA	α-linolenic acid
CD	Crohn’s disease
CI	Confidence interval
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CDAI	Crohn’s Disease Activity Index
CRP	C reactive protein
DHA	Docosahexaenoic acid
DPA	Docosapentaenoic acid
EET	Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid
ELOVL	Elongase of very long chain fatty acids
EPA	Eicosapentaenoic acid
EPIC	European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
FADS	Fatty acid desaturase
FC	Faecal calprotectin
FFA	Free fatty acid
GLA	n-6 gamma linolenic acid
HETEs	Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
HR	Hazard ratio
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
IL	Interleukin
LA	Linoleic acid
LOX	Lipoxygenase
LT	Leukotriene
LX	Lipoxin
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
NFkβ	Nuclear factor kB
NLRs	NOD-like receptors
NLRP3	NOD-like receptor protein 3
NO	Nitric oxide
NOD2	Nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain 2
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase
OA	Oleic acid
OR	Odds ratio
PG	Prostaglandin
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PUFAs	Polyunsaturated fatty acids
RBC	Red blood cell
SNPs	Single nucleotide polymorphisms
SPM	Specialised pro-resolving mediator
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor α
TX	Thromboxane
UC	Ulcerative colitis
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1