7-ADD	7-Aminoactinomycin D
Acetyl-CoA	Acetyl-coenzyme A
4EBP	eIF4E-binding protein
AKHR	Adipokinetic hormone receptor
AKT	Protein kinase B
AMPK	Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
ATGL	Adipose triglyceride lipase
BCA	Bicinchoninic acid
CAFE	CApillary FEeder
CCA	Coupled colorimetric assay
Con-Ex	Consumption-excretion
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DAM	Drosophila Activity Monitoring
dFOXO	Forkhead Box O
DHE	Dihydroethidium
Dilp	Insulin-like peptide
EB, EC, EE	Enteroblast, enterocytes, enteroendocrine
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
EX-Q	Excreta quantification
FA	Fatty acid
FAS	Fatty acid synthase
FLIC	Fly Liquid-Food Interaction Counter
flyPAD	Fly Proboscis and Activity Detector
GABA	Gamma-amino-butyric acid
GFP	Green fluorescent protein
GO	Glucose oxidase
HBP	Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway
HFD	High-fat diet
HK	Hexokinase
HSD	High-sugar diet
Hsl	Hormone-sensitive lipase
ISC	Intestinal stem cell
JAK	Janus kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LC/MS; GC/MS	Liquid chromatography or gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
LSD	Low-sugar diet
MAG	Monoacylglycerol
MAFE	Manual feeding
MARK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
NADH	Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide
NADPH	Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate
O-GlcNAc	O-linked N-acetylglucosamine
OGT	O-GlcNAc transferase
PAT	Perilipin, ADRP, TIP47
PBT	Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline with Triton X-100
PER	Proboscis extension response
PI	Preference index
PKA	Protein kinase A
qRT–PCR	Real-time quantitative PCR
RING	Rapid iterative negative geotaxis
SAM (ELISA)	S-Adenosylmethionine ELISA
SIK3	Serine/threonine-protein kinase 3
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
TAG	Triacylglyceride
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid
TLC	Thin-layer chromatography
TOR	Target of rapamycin
TUNEL	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling
VLDL	Very-low-density lipoprotein
WDTC	WD40/tetratricopeptide-repeat-domain protein