| AHA | American Heart Association |
| CD | Celiac Disease |
| BMI | body mass index |
| DRCT | double-blind randomized controlled trial |
| GFD | Gluten Free Diet |
| GCED | Gluten Contamination Elimination Diet |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| IAS | International Atherosclerosis Society |
| IASO | International Association for the Study of Obesity. |
| IDF | International Diabetes Federation |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| NHLBI | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| NRCD | Non-Responsive Celiac Disease |
| RCD | Refractory Celiac Disease |
| SCFA | Short chain fatty acids |
| WHF | World Heart Federation |