| α-MSH | α-Melanocyte stimulating hormone |
| AD | Anti-depressant |
| BBB | Blood-brain barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BED | Binge eating disorder |
| BEGIN | Begin Eating Genetics Initiative |
| BN | Bulimia nervosa |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BN | Bulimia nervosa |
| BZ | Benzodiazepine |
| ClpB | Caseinolyitic protease b |
| CLDN1 | Claudin 1 |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DASS-42 | Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 |
| ED | Eating disorder |
| EEG | Electroencephalography |
| EPDS | Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale |
| FMT | Fecal microbiota transplantation |
| GABA | Gamma aminobutyric acid |
| GAS | Generalized anxiety disorders |
| GHQ | General Health Questionnaire |
| HADS-A | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-anxiety |
| HAM-A | Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety |
| HPA | Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal |
| IDO | Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ |
| IL | Interleukin |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes annotation |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| OCD | Obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| OUT | Operational taxonomic unit |
| PSQI | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
| PSS | Perceived Stress Scale |
| PVN | Para-ventricular nucleus |
| RCT | Randomized clinical trial |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acids |
| SDS | Self-rating Depression Scale |
| SGBs | Species-level genome bins |
| STAI | State Trait Anxiety Inventory |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |