AAALAC	Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
ADI	Acceptable daily intake
AIN	American Institute of Nutrition
ANSES	Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (L’Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail)
BARQA	British Association for Research Quality Assurance
CEN	European Committee for Standardization
CID	Compound identification
DHAc	Docosyhexaenoic acid
DIN	German Institute for Standardization (Deutsches Institut für Normierung)
DIO	Diet-induced obesity
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPAc	Eicosapentaenoic acid
EU	European Union
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FD&C	Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic act
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FFC	fat, fructose and cholesterol-rich diet
FSA	Food Standards Agency
GLP	Good laboratory practice
GMP	Good manufacturing practices
HDL	High density lipoprotein
HFD	High-fat diet
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
JECFA	Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee for Food Additives
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LDLR	Low-density lipoprotein receptor
MCD	Methionine-choline-deficient diet
MND	Menadione nicotinamide bisulfite
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NRC	National Research Council
SAM	S-Adenosylmethionine
SPF	Specified pathogen free
SOP	Standard operating protocol(s)
WD	Western diet
WHO	World Health Organization