ABCG5/8	ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 5/8;
ACC1	Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1;
ApoE	Apolipoprotein E;
BMI	Body mass index;
BMR	Basal metabolic rate;
CD36	Cluster of differentiation 36;
eNOS	Endothelial-nitric oxide synthase;
eWAT	epididymal white adipose tissue;
FAS	Fatty acid synthase;
FoxO1	Forkhead box O1
G6PC	Glucose-6-phosphatase;
HFD	High fat diet;
HMGCoR	3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase;
HOMA-IR	Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance;
iNOS−/−	Inducible-nitric oxide synthase knockout;
IPGTT	Intra-peritoneal glucose tolerance test;
IR	Insulin resistance;
ITT	Insulin tolerance test;
KO	Knock out
LDLR	Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor;
LFD	Low fat diet;
LPL	Lipoprotein Lipase;
LXR	Liver X receptor;
nNOS	Neuronal-nitric oxide synthase;
NO	Nitric oxide;
pAkt	phospho protein kinase B;
PC	Pyruvate carboxylase;
PCSK9	Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9;
PEPCK	Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase;
PGC	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator;
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinases;
PPAR	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor;
PTT	Pyruvate tolerance test;
QUICKI	Quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index;
RER	Respiratory Exchange Ratio;
RMR	Resting metabolic rate;
SR-1B	Scavenger receptor, class B type 1;
SREBP-1c	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c;
VLDL	Very-low-density lipoprotein;
WT	Wild type