T2D	Type 2 diabetes
GWAS	Genome-wide association studies
HFD	High-fat diet
DNMT	DNA methyltransferase
CpG	Cytidine-phosphate-Guanine
5mC	5-methyl cytosine
TET	Ten-eleven translocation
SAM	S.-adenosyl-methionine
CR	Caloric restriction
Avy	Agouti viable yellow
Agrp	Agouti related neuropeptide
IAP	Intracisternal A particle
GR	Glucocorticoid receptor
PPARα	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
Lxrα	Liver X receptor alpha
Hnf4α	Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha
Nyp	Neuropeptide Y
Pomc	Pro-opiomelanocortin
LEP	Leptin
LPD	Low-protein diet
IGF2/H19	Insulin like growth factor 2/ H19 imprinted maternally expressed transcript
PCK1	phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1
INSIGF2	INS-IGF2 Readthrough
GNASAS1	GNAS antisense RNA 1
MEG3	Maternally expressed 3
IL-10	Interleukin-10
WT1	Wilms tumor 1
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
LBW	Low birth weight
NBW	Normal birth weight
PPARGC1A	Peroxisome proliferative activated receptor, gamma, coactivator 1 alpha
ADIPOQ	Adiponectin
Fgf21	Fibroblast growth factor 21
FA	Fatty acid
SCD1	Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1
WAT	White adipose tissue
ANKRD26	Ankyrin repeat domain 26
Hoxa5	Homeobox A5
5’UTR	5’ untranslated region
STD	Standard diet
RXRA	Retinoid X receptor alpha
FTO	FTO alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase
IRX3	Iroquois homeobox 3
HIF3A	Hypoxia inducible factor 3 subunit alpha
Nnat	Neuronatin
Peg3	Paternally expressed 3
Trim-28	Tripartite motif-containing 28
ABCG1	ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 1
PHOSPHO1	Phosphoethanolamine/phosphocholine phosphatase
SOCS3	Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
SREBF1	Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1
TXNIP	Thioredoxin interacting protein
BMI	Body mass index
HbA1c	Hemoglobin A1c
EWAS	Epigenome-wide association study
HDACi	Histone deacetylase inhibitors
VPA	Valproic acid
TSA	Trichostatin A
HAT	Histone acetyltransferases