| 5mC | 5-methylcytosine |
| 6mA | N6-methyladenine |
| Acetyl-coA | Acetyl coenzyme A |
| AMPK | Adenosine 5‘-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| ATPCL | ATP citrate lyase |
| CpG | Cytosine Phosphate guanine |
| DAMT | DNA adenine methyltransferase |
| DMAD | DNA 6ma demethylase |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| DR | Dietary restriction |
| H3k27me3 | Trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 protein subunit |
| H3k36me3 | Trimethylation of lysine 36 on histone H3 protein subunit |
| H3k4me2 | Dimethylation of lysine 4 on histone H3 protein subunit |
| H3k4me3 | Trimethylation of lysine 4 on histone H3 protein subunit |
| H3k9ac | Acetylation of lysine 4 on histone H3 protein subunit |
| H3k9me3 | Trimethylation of lysine 9 on histone H3 protein subunit |
| HAT | Histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HDM/KDM | Histone demethylase |
| HMT/KMT | Histone methyltransferase |
| HP1 | Heterochromatin protein 1 |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor -1 |
| IIS | Insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway |
| ISC | Intestinal stem cell |
| MUFA | Mono-unsaturated fatty acid |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NuRD | Nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase |
| PRC2 | Polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| SWI/SNF | Switch/sucrose non-fermenting |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| TET | Ten-eleven translocation |
| TOR | Target of rapamycin |