Akh	Adipokinetic hormone
BMI	body mass index
bmm	brummer
CCHa2	CCHamide-2
DR	dietary restriction
EcR	Ecdysone receptor
fit	female-specific independent of transformer
foxo	Forkhead Box, Sub-group O
HFD	high-fat diet
hh	hedgehog
HSD	high-sugar diet
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
Ilp1–8	Insulin-like peptide 1–8
IIS	insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling
IL-6	interleukin 6
ImpL2	Ecdysone-inducible L2
InR	Insulin-like receptor
JNK	Jun-N-terminal kinase pathway
mag	magro
MHO	metabolically healthy obesity
mth	methuselah
NPF	neuropeptide F
Tk	Tachykinin
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
to	takeout
TOR	target of rapamycin
upd2	unpaired 2
upd3	unpaired 3