| AA | Arachidonic Acid |
| ANCOVA | Analysis of Covariance |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| DGLA | Dihomo-Gamma-Linolenic Acid |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic Acid |
| DPA | Docosapentaenoic Acid |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| EFA | Essential Fatty Acid |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic Acid |
| FA | Fatty Acid |
| FFQ | Food Frequency Questionnaire |
| FAME | Fatty Acid Methyl ester |
| KMO | Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin |
| MeOH | Methyl Alcohol |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated Fatty Acids |
| KOH | Potassium Hydroxide |
| LA | Linoleic Acid |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| SFA | Saturated Fatty Acid |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| TFA | Trans Fatty Acid |
| UI | Unsaturation Index |
| PI | Peroxidation Index |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |