| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal |
| AcAc | acetoacetate |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| LD | linear dichroism |
| ADAS-cog | Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| AICD | APP intracellular domain |
| ApoE4 | apolipoprotein E4 |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| Aβ | amyloid β-peptide |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| BDH | β-OHB dehydrogenase |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CR | caloric restriction |
| DASH | Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension |
| FAs | fatty acids |
| FIS1 | fission 1 protein (FIS1) |
| FOXO | forkhead transcription factor |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GSH-Px | glutathione peroxidase |
| GWAS | genome-wide association studies |
| HDACs | histone deacetylases |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) |
| KBs | ketone bodies |
| KD | ketogenic diet |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| MCT | medium-chain triglycerides |
| MedDi | Mediterranean diet |
| MIND | Mediterranean-DASH diet Intervention for Neurological Delay |
| mPT | membrane permeability transition |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFTs | neurofibrillary tangles |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor 3 inflammasome |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PCr:Cr | phosphocreatine: Creatine ratio |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1 |
| PHFs | paired helical filaments |
| PPARα | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| SOD2 | superoxide dismutase 2 |
| UCP | uncoupling proteins |
| β-OHB | β-hydroxybutyrate |