| GMC | glycerol monocaprylate |
| MCFA | medium-chain fatty acid |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acid |
| GML | glycerol monolaurate |
| TG | triglyceride |
| HDL-C | high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| FFA | free fatty acid |
| LEP | leptin |
| PYY | peptide YY |
| GLP-1 | glucagon like peptide 1 |
| ADP | adiponectin |
| LBP | lipopolysaccharide binding protein |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemotactic proteins 1 |
| H&E | haematoxylin and eosin |
| PPARα | peroxisome proliferators activate receptor alpha |
| PPARγ2 | peroxisome proliferators activate receptor gamma2 |
| SCD1 | stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| CYP7A1 | cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase A1 |
| SREBP-1C | sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c |
| HMGCR | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase |
| G6PC | glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit |
| PEPCK | phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| GCK | glucokinase |
| TLR2 | toll-like receptor 2 |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |
| CD36 | cluster of differentiation 36 |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| ACOX1 | acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1 |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| CHREBP | carbohydrate responsive element binding protein |
| LPK | L-typepyruvatekinase |
| PRDM16 | PR domain-containing 16 |
| UCP1 | uncoupling protein 1 |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box transcription factor O1 |
| YWHAZ | tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein zeta |