ARIC	Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
ARNTL	Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator Like
BMI	Body Mass Index
BMS	Bariatric Metabolic Surgery
CLOCK	Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput
CpG	Cytosine Guanine island
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
DPP	Diabetes Prevention Program
FTO	Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Protein
GWA	Genome Wide Association
HF	Heart Failure
IGT	Impaired Glucose Tolerance
IKKβ	Inhibitor of Nuclear Factor Kappa B Kinase Subunit β
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IR	Insulin Resistance
IRS-1	Insulin Receptor Substrate 1
IRS-2	Insulin Receptor Substrate 2
KCNJ11	KATP Channel
KLF14	Krupper-Like Factor 14
MC4R	Melanocortin 4 Receptor
MetS	Metabolic Syndrome
miR	MicroRNA
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa B
NLRP3	Nod-Like Receptor Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3
NOD	Non-Obese Diabetic
T2D	Type 2 Diabetes
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor
VAT	Visceral Adipose Tissue
WHO	World Health Organization