| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ARA | Atractylodis rhizoma alba |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| BW | Body weight |
| CAT | Catalase |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| HDL-C | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| IITT | Intraperitoneal insulin tolerance test |
| Met | Metformin |
| MW | Muscle weight |
| ND | Normal diet |
| NRF1 | Nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| OGTT | Oral glucose tolerance test |
| PGC1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TC | Total cholesterol |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| TKM | Traditional Korean medicine |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling protein 1 |