| HYP | HYPothalamus |
| EDs | Eating Disorder |
| NAc | Nucleus Accumbens |
| ECS | Endocannabinoid System |
| CB1R | Type-1 Cannabinoid Receptor |
| CNR1 | Type-1 Cannabinoid Receptor gene |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| eCBs | endogenous Cannabinoids |
| FAAH | Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase |
| 5′-UTR | 5′-Untranslated Region |
| CpG | Cytosine-phosphate-Guanine |
| TSS | Transcription Start Site |
| ATG | Translation start site |
| bp | base pairs |
| KO | Knock-Out |
| CB2R | Type-2 Cannabinoid Receptor |
| HFD | High Fat Diet |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| AN | Anorexia Nervosa |
| BN | Bulimia Nervosa |
| AAT | Adenine-Adenine-Thymine |
| ABA | Activity-Based Anorexia |
| RXR | Retinoid X Receptor |
| TF | Transcription Factor |
| RAR | Retinoic Acid Receptors |
| GR | Glucocorticoid Receptor |
| BED | Binge Eating Disorder |
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