CVD	cardiovascular disease
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
WHO	World Health Organization
ESC	European Society of Cardiology
AHA	American Heart Association
MACE	major adverse cardiovascular event
MI	myocardial infarction
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
ApoA1	apolipoprotein A1
ApoB	apolipoprotein B
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
LCHF	low-carb, high-fat
LFHC	low-fat, high-carb
HbA1c	hemoglobin A1c
SFA	saturated fatty acid
CLA	Conjugated Linoleic Acid
MUFA	monounsaturated fatty acid
PUFA	polyunsaturated fatty acid
GLP-1	glucagon-like peptide-1
ApoB-100	apolipoprotein B-100
VLDL	very low-density lipoprotein
DHA	Docosahexanoic acid
EPA	eicosapentanoic acid
SREBP-1c	sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c
TAG	triacylglycerol
TC	total cholesterol
TG	triglycerides
FA	fatty acid
IL	interleukin
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
IFN-γ	interferon-γ
NF-κΒ	nuclear factor-κΒ
Med-Diet	Mediterranean Diet
FMD	flow-mediated dilatation
LV	left ventricle
MetS	metabolic syndrome
RCT	randomized controlled trial
DASH	Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
EGCG	Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
GIP	Gastric inhibitory polypeptide
SGLT	sodium-glucose transport protein
MMP-9	metallopeptidase 9
SIRT-1	sirtuin-1
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Nrf2	nuclear factor-like 2
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule-1
VCAM	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
NADPH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NO	nitric oxide
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette transporter
LKB1	liver kinase B1
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
MLCK	myosin light chain kinase
p-MLC	phosphorylated myosin light chain.
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cells
GLUT-4	glucose transporter type 4
AMP	adenosine monophosphate
TLR4	toll-like receptor 4
ox-LDL	oxidized LDL