| AAR | amino acid response |
| AARE | amino acid response element |
| AID/APOBEC proteins | activation-induced cytidine deaminase/apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme complex |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| ATF4 | activating transcription factor 4 |
| BANCR | BRAF-Activated Non-Protein Coding RNA |
| bHLH | Zip-basic-helix–loop–helix–leucine zipper |
| CAC | colitis-associated cancer |
| C/EBP | enhancer-binding protein |
| ChoRE | carbohydrate response element motifs |
| ChREBP | carbohydrate-responsive element binding protein |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| DNA-BER | DNA-Base Excision Repair |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| eIF2 | eukaryotic initiation factor 2 |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FAs | fatty acids |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| FASKOL | fatty acid synthase knockout in liver |
| FOXP3 | forkhead box P3 |
| FPP | farnesyl-diphosphate |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| GCN2 | general control nonderepressible 2 |
| GI barrier | gastrointestinal barrier |
| HAT | histone acetylase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HDM | histone demethylases |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA |
| HMT | methyltransferases |
| HNF | 4-hepatic nuclear factor |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| LDL | low-density lipoproteins |
| LDLRAP1 | low-density lipoprotein receptor adapter protein 1 |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| LXR | liver X receptor |
| MBD proteins | methyl-CpG binding proteins |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MTHFR | methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase |
| MTRR | methionine synthase reductase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NSRE | nutrient-sensing response elements |
| PKC | protein Kinase C |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-methionine |
| SAH | S-adenosylhomocysteine |
| SIDT1 | defective-1 transmembrane family member 1 |
| SIRT | sirtuin |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| SREBP | sterol regulatory element-binding proteins |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| Tet | ten-eleven translocation enzymes |
| TL | telomere length |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| Tregs | regulatory T cells |
| TFs | transcription factors |
| TR | thyroid hormone receptor |
| UHRF proteins | ubiquitin-like, containing PHD and RING finger domain protein |
| 5hmC | 5-hydroxymethylcytosine |
| 5mC | 5-methyl cytosine |