| CRON | Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition diet |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| HOMA | Homeostatic model assessment |
| HOMA-%β-cell | HOMA β-cell function |
| HOMA-IR | HOMA insulin resistance |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| TXA2 | Thromboxane A2 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| COX-1 | cyclooxygenase 1 |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CALERIE | Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| FOX | forkhead box |
| Bcl-XL protein | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| PNC-1 | pyrazinamidase/nicotinamidase-1 |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| CREBP | cAMP-response element-binding protein |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| ChREBP | carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein |