| •OH | hydroxyl radical |
| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| ABCG2 | ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2 |
| ADHD | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| AFB1 | aflatoxin B1 |
| AFM1 | aflatoxin M1 |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AKT1 | stock A strain k thymoma/transforming protein kinase 1 |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BaP | benzo(a)pyrene |
| BBP | benzyl butyl phthalate |
| BPA | bisphenol A |
| BzBP | monobenzyl phthalate |
| CAS no. | Chemical Abstracts Services registry number |
| CAT | catalase |
| CCAAT | cytosine-cytosine-adenosine-adenosine-thymidine box motif |
| CDC | Center of Disease Control and Prevention |
| CLA | conjugated linoleic acid |
| CPF | chlorpyrifos |
| CpG | 5′-C-phosphate-G-3′ |
| Dacthal | dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate |
| DBP | di-n-butylphthalate |
| DCPA | dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate |
| DDE | dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene |
| DDT | dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DEHP | di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| DEP | diethylphthalate |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| DOHaD | Developmental Origins of Health and Disease |
| DON | deoxynivalenol |
| ECHA | European CHemicals Agency |
| ED | endocrine disruptor(s) |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ERR | estrogen-related receptor |
| ESPGHAN | European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
| FB2 | fumonisin B2 |
| Fe2+ | ferrous iron |
| Fe3+ | ferric iron |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSHPx | glutathione peroxidases |
| GST | glutathione S-transferase |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HCB | hexachlorobenzene |
| HIF | hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HOO• | hydroperoxyl radical |
| IGF2 | insulin-like growth factor 2 |
| IR | interquartile range |
| LCPUFA | long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid(s) |
| LogP | octanol-water partition coefficient |
| MEHHP | mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate |
| MEHP | mono-2-ethylhexylphthalate |
| MEOHP | mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate |
| MEP | monoethylphthalate |
| MFG | milk fat globule |
| MFGM | milk fat globule membrane |
| miBP | mono-iso-butyl phthalate |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MnBP | mono-n-butyl phthalate |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| non-POP | non-persistent organic pollutants |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| O2•− | superoxide anion radical |
| OTA | ochratoxin A |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PBDE | polybrominated diphenyl ethers congeners |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PERM | permethrin |
| PFAS | per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance |
| PFHxS | perfluoroalchilhexane sulfonic acid |
| PFNA | perfluorononanoic acid |
| PFOA | perfluorooctanoid acid |
| PFOS | perfluorooctane sulfonate |
| Pg | pictogram |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| pKa | acid dissociation constant |
| POP | persistent organic pollutant |
| PPAR α,γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha, gamma |
| PPP | plant protection products |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| rER | rough Endoplasmic reticulum |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROO• | peroxyl radical |
| RON | reactive nitrogen species |
| RONS | reactive oxygen and nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| T2 | T-2 toxin |
| TBBPA | tetra bromo bisphenol A |
| TDS | testicular disgenesis syndrome |
| TR | thyroid receptor |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |
| VLDL | very low density lipoprotein. |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| XDH | xanthine oxidase/hydrogenase |
| ZEA | zearalenone |
| β-HCH | β-hexachlorocyclohexane |