AA	Arachidonic acid
ALA	Alpha-linolenic acid
AMPK	Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
AR	Adrenergic receptor
ATF	Activating transcription factor
aP2	Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein
CD36	Cluster of differentiation 36
CDK2	Cyclin-dependent kinase 2
CHOP	C/EBP homologous protein, DNA damage-inducible transcript 3
CI	Confidence interval
CLA	Conjugated linoleic acid
DHA	Docosahexaenoic acid
DMBA	9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benz[a]-anthracene
EA	Elaidic acid
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EPA	Eicosapentaenoic acid
EPIC	European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
FAs	Fatty acids
GIT	Gastrointestinal tract
GPR	G-protein-coupled receptor
GSK-3β	Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HDACi	Histone deacetylase inhibitor
HFD	High-fat diet
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1 protein
HR	Hazard ratio
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
IL	Interleukin
iTFAs	Industrially produced trans fatty acids
LaA	Lauric acid
LA	Linoleic acid
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
MA	Myristic acid
MAPKs	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
MUFAs	Monounsaturated fatty acids
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NMU	N-methyl-N-nitrosourea
NOX	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
OA	Oleic acid
OR	Odds ratio
p21(CIP1/WAF1)	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1
p27 (KIP)	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B
PA	Palmitic acid
PCNA	Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PPAR	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PUFAs	Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Q	Quintile
RCT	Randomised controlled trial
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RVLM	Rostral ventral lateral medulla
RR	Relative risk
rTFAs	Ruminant trans fatty acids
SA	Stearic acid
SREBP	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein
SCD	Stearoyl-CoA desaturase
SFAs	Saturated fatty acids
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
T	Tertile
TFAs	Trans fatty acids
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TLR-4	Toll-like receptor 4
TMA	Trimethylamine
TMAO	Trimethylamine-N-oxide
TNFα	Tumour necrosis factor alpha
UPR	Unfolded protein response
VA	Vaccenic acid
XBP1	X-box binding protein 1