| WD | Western diet |
| MD | Mediterranean diet |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| T3DM | Type 3 diabetes mellitus |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| FTD | Frontotemporal dementia |
| LBD | Lewy body dementia |
| VD | Vascular dementia |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| SVF | Stromal vascular fraction |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein |
| FTO | Fat mass and obesity-related |
| LEPR | Leptin receptor |
| MCR4 | Melanocontin 4 receptor |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| PCOS | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| INSIG2 | Insulin-induced gene 2 |
| PCKS1 | Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 |
| PPARG | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| UPC1 | Uncoupling protein 1 |
| miRNA | Micro-RNA |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| IGF | Insulin growth factor |
| RXRα | Retinoid X receptor alpha gene |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| IGF2 | Insulin-like growth factor 2 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| NEMO | NF-κB essential modulator |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| HAN | Hypothalamic arcuate nucleus |
| KCNQ1 | Potassium channel voltage gated KQT-like subfamily member 1 (KCNQ1) |
| KLF14 | Kruppel-like factor 14 |
| MSH | Melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| MCRs | Melanocortin receptors |
| POMC | Proopio melanocortin |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| IR | Insulin resistance |
| SNS | Sympathetic nervous system |
| GHTT | Glucopyranosyloxy1-hydroxytrideca |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| PDI | Protein disulfide isomerase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| MDD | Major depressive disorder |
| CFS | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| FDA | Federal Drug Administration |
| ARC | Arcuate nucleus |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| AMPK | AMP activated protein kinase |
| US | United States |