| GHSR | growth hormone secretagogue receptor |
| AgRP | agouti-related peptide |
| NPY | neuropeptide Y |
| GOAT | ghrelin-O-acyl transferase |
| GIP | gastric inhibitory polypeptide/glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| mTORC1/S6K1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1/p70 ribosomal protein kinase 1 |
| AN | anorexia nervosa |
| BMI | body mass index |
| ABA | activity-based anorexia |
| AN-BP | anorexia nervosa of bingeing/purging subtype |
| AN-R | anorexia nervosa of restrictive subtype |
| BULIT-R | bulimia test—DSM-III-R |
| GH | growth hormone |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| HOMA-IR | homeostatic model assessment—insulin resistance |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| Ig | immune globulin |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| oGTT | oral glucose tolerance test |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| POMC | pro-opiomelanocortin |