| Acetyl-CoA | acetyl coenzyme A |
| AUCs | area-under-the curves |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BSA | body surface area |
| CEACAM1 | carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| CT | computer tomography |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| E% | energy |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box-containing protein O subfamily 1 |
| G6Pase | glucose-6-phosphatase |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HGP | hepatic glucose production |
| HISI | hepatic insulin sensitivity |
| HOMA-IR | homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance |
| [1H]-MRS | proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| IDE | insulin-degrading enzyme |
| IR | insulin receptor |
| IRS | insulin receptor substrate |
| MR | magnetic resonance |
| MS | metabolic syndrome |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| OGTT | oral glucose tolerance test |
| PNPLA3 | adiponutrin/patatin-like phospholipase-3 |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PDH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PDK4 | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 |
| PEPCK | phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PI3-kinase | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PK | pyruvate kinase |
| PKC ε | protein kinase C ε |
| RYGB | Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TG | triacylglycerol |
| TM6SF2 | transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 protein |