ACC	acetyl-CoenzymeA carboxylase
AgRP	agouti-related peptide
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AT	adipose tissue
BAT	brown adipose tissue
BBB	blood brain barrier
BMI	Body Mass Index
CEO	cumin essential oils
ChREBP	carbohydrate response element binding protein nuclear transcription factor
CNS	central nervous system
COE	citronella essential oils
CiEO	cinnamon essential oils
CpEO	Campomanesia phaea (O.Berg) Landru essential oils
CYP2E1	cytochrome P450 2E1
DNL	de novo lipogenesis
EGIR	european group for study of insulin resistance
EOO	oregano essential oils
EOs	essential oils
FAs	fatty acids
FAS	fatty acid synthase
FBS	fasting blood glucose
FFA	free fatty acids
GEO	garlic essential oils
GFO	grapefruit essential oil
GH	growth hormone
GiEO	ginger essential oils
HbA1c	glycosylated hemoglobin
HFD	high fat content
HMGCR	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
HSL	hormone-sensitive lipase
IL- 6	interleukin 6
IRS 1–4	insulin receptor substrate 1–4
JNK	Janus N-terminal kinase
LDs	lipid droplets
LPL	lipoprotein lipase
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
LXR	liver X receptors
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MOEO	melissa officinalis essential oils
MS	metabolic syndrome
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NEFA	non esterified fatty acids
NF-kB	nuclear factor kB
NPY	neuropeptide Y
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PEO	patchouli essential oils
PKA	cAMP-dependent protein kinase A
POMC	pro-opiomelanocortin
PPAR γ	receptor-γ activated by peroxisome proliferators
RaEo	Rhaponticum acaule essential oils
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SAT	subcutaneous adipose tissue
SCFA	short-chain fatty acids
SEO	salvia officinalis essential oils
SHR	spontaneously hypertensive rats
SIRT1	sirtuin1
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SOEO	sweet orange essential oils
SREBP	sterol regulatory element binding protein
TGs	triacylglycerols
TLR	toll-like receptor
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor α
TRP	transient receptor potential
TRPA1	transient potential of the ankyrin receptor 1
TRPM8	transient potential cation channel subfamily M (melastatin) member 8
TRPV1	transient vanilloid receptor type 1
TSH	thyroid-stimulating hormone
UCP-1	uncoupling protein-1
VAT	visceral fat adipocytes
WAT	white adipose tissue
WC	waist circumference
WHO	world health organization
WJMSC	Wharton’s gelatin derived mesenchymal stem cells
ZFR	Zucker fatty rats
ZMEO	Zataria multiflora essential oils
α-MSH	α-melanocyte stimulating hormone