BMI	Body mass index
CRC	Colorectal cancer
CVD	Cardiovascular diseases
FDR	False discovery rate
HbA1c	Glycated hemoglobin
HDL	High density lipoprotein
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
KEGG	Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes
L-CRC	Non-obese and colorectal cancer patients
L-HC	Non-obese healthy control subjects
LDL	Low density lipoprotein
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
OB-CRC	Obese and colorectal patients
PICRUSt	Phylogenetic investigation of communities of unobserved states
SCFA	Short chain fatty acid
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid cycle
citrate cycle	or Krebs cycle
TMA	Trimethylamine
TMAO	Trimethylamine N-oxide