| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AICAR | 5′-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| ALA | A-linoleic acid |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | AMP-Activated Protein Kinase |
| AMPKK | AMPK kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BMDM | Bone marrow derived macrophages |
| CaMKK | Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinases |
| CC | Compound C |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| FBP | Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate |
| FNDC5 | Fibronectin type III domain-containing 5 |
| Glut1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α |
| HFD | High fat diet |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| LKB1 | Liver kinase B1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Mme | Metabolically activated macrophages |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| OA | Oleic acid |
| OxPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| P | Phosphorylation |
| PA | Palmitic acid |
| PO | Palmitoleic acid |
| PPAR-γ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAT | Subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acid |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin |
| SREBP-1 | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| Thr | Threonine |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor α |
| VAT | Visceral adipose tissue |
| α | Alpha |
| β | Beta |
| γ | Gamma |