NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
MS	Metabolic syndrome
IR	Insulin resistance
CV	Cardiovascular
HDL	High density lipoproteins
FFAs	Free fatty acids
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
PDFF	Proton density fat fraction
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
NASH	Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
BMI	Body Mass Index
OGTT	Oral glucose tolerance test
HbA1c	Glycated hemoglobin
MAFLD	Metabolic associated fatty liver disease
IRS	Insulin receptor
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
GLUT-4	Glucose transporter protein type-4
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
SREBP-1/2	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1/2
ChREBP	Carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
BA	Bile acids
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
SCFA	Short-chain fatty acids
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
O2•−	superoxidation radicals
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
JNK	Jun N-terminal kinase
IKK	Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase
EASL	European Association for the Study of Liver
AASLD	American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
PUFA	Polyunsaturated fatty acid
MD	Mediterranean diet
MUFA	Mono-unsaturated fatty acid
IL	Interleukin
LDL	Low density lipoprotein
VLDL	Very low density lipoprotein
SNPs	Single nucleotide polymorphisms
PNPLA3	Patatin like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3
HSC	Hepatic stellate cells
LXR	Liver X receptor
MBOAT-7	Membrane Bound O-Acyltransferase Domain Containing 7
GCKR	glucokinase regulatory protein
TGF-1	Transforming growth factor beta 1
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
HAT	Histone acetyltransferase
HDAC	Histone deacetylases
SIRT	Sirtuins
SFAs	Saturated fatty acids
EDHF	hyperpolarizing factor of endothelial derivation
ED	endothelial dysfunction
NOS	Nitric oxide synthetase
ESM-1	Endocan
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1 protein
CAD	coronary artery disease
HCV	hepatitis C virus
HBV	hepatitis B virus
US	ultrasound
CAP	Control attenuation parameter
IMT	Intima-media thickness
CKD	Chronic kidney disease
PIP3	Phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate
aPKC	activated protein kinase C
AKT1	Protein kinase B
GSK3	Glycogen synthase kinase 3
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
FOXO1	Forkhead box protein O1
PDK1	3-Phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1
P	phosphorylated