| AANAT | Serotonin N-acetyltransferase |
| AMDR | Acceptable macronutrient distribution range |
| BBB | Blood brain barrier |
| BDHQ | Brief diet history questionnaire |
| CD | Cannot be determined |
| CHO | Dietary carbohydrate |
| CS | Cross-sectional studies |
| DHQ | Dietary History Questionnaires |
| E% | Percentage of energy intake |
| ER | Energy restricted |
| FAA | Food anticipatory activity |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FAT | Dietary fat |
| FFQ | Food frequency questionnaire |
| GSS | Global sleep score |
| LNAA | Large neutral amino acids |
| NA | Not applicable |
| NCD | Non-communicable diseases |
| NHLBI | National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute |
| NR | Not reported |
| NREM | Non-rapid eye movement |
| NSF | National Sleep Foundation |
| PRO | Dietary protein |
| PRO:CHO ratio | Protein: carbohydrate ratio |
| PSQI | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
| REM | Rapid eye movement |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| SCN | Suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SL | Sleep latency |
| SE% | Sleep efficiency |
| QACIS | Quality Assessment of Controlled Intervention Studies |
| QATOCC | Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-sectional Studies |
| WHO | World Health Organization |