| Abbreviation | Abbreviation Expanded Form |
| ACC | Acetyl Co~A Carboxylase |
| ALP | Alkaline Phosphatase |
| ALT | Alanine Aminotransferase |
| AMPK | Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase |
| Ap2 | Activating Protein 2 |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| BAT | Brown Adipose Tissue |
| BMI | Basal Metabolic Index |
| C/EBP | CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Proteins |
| CA | Carnosic Acid |
| CDIVK | Cis-3′,4′-Diisovalerylkhellactone |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CPT1A | Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase 1A |
| CREB | cAMP Response Element Binding Proteins |
| CRP | Capsicoside G- Rich Protein |
| CYP7A1 | Cytochrome P450 Family 7 Subfamily A Member 1 |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin’s Gallate |
| FABP | FAS Binding Proteins |
| FAS | Fatty Acid Synthase |
| FBG | Fasting Blood Glucose |
| FFA | Free Fatty Acids |
| HDL | High Density Lipoproteins |
| HFD | High Fat Diet |
| IL | Interleukin |
| Jak2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| JNK | cJun N-terminal Kinase |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoproteins |
| mTOR | Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin |
| NPY | Neuropeptide Y |
| ORX | ORX Peptide |
| PGC1-α | Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-A |
| PLA-PEG | Polylactic Acid-Polyethylene Glycol |
| PLGA | Polylactic-Co-Glycolic Acid |
| PPAR | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors |
| PTP-1B | Protein Tyrosine Phosphtase 1B |
| SCD-1 | Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 |
| SCFAs | Short Chain Fatty Acids |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SREBP | Sterol Regulatory Elementary Binding Proteins |
| STAT 3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 |
| TC | Total Cholesterol |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| TNF-α | Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling Protein |
| WAT | White Adipose Tissue |