AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
BAT	brown adipose tissue
CPT	carnitine palmitoyltransferase
DIO	diet-induced obesity
EE	energy expenditure
eWAT	epididymal WAT
FAO	fatty acid oxidation
FAS	fatty acid synthase
FER	food efficiency ratio
GOT	glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
GPT	glutamic pyruvic transaminase
G6PD	glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
HFD	high-fat diet
HOMA-IR	homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance
ME	malic enzyme
ND	normal diet
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
PAP	phosphatidate phosphohydrolase
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PUE	Phlomis umbrosa Turcz. root ethanol extract
subWAT	subcutaneous WAT
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
UCP1	uncoupling protein 1
WAT	white adipose tissue